59+ min ago   (403+ words) Feels like: 23.6°C23.6°F | Cloudy Nearly 2.4 million voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the southern Philippines are casting their ballots in the region’s first parliamentary elections since its establishment in 2019. Monday’s historic vote is considered a…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (311+ words) September 14, 2026 at 11:00 JST MANILA—A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary elections on Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The town of Maluso…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (183+ words) The town of Maluso in Basilan has also been put under the commission’s control after pre-shaded ballots were found in 36 out of 68 precincts. Garcia said he immediately ordered the reprinting of ballots for the affected precincts, where voting would be…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (238+ words) MANILA, Philippines — A total of 1,164 out of the 1,186 voting centers, or 98.14 percent, in the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections were now open as of 11 a.m. on Monday, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). In…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (215+ words) Asian markets were mostly lower on Monday on rising oil prices after Saudi Arabia shut a key pipeline following drone attacks and postponed talks with Gulf states. Hotter-than-expected US inflation data strengthened the case for a Federal Reserve rate hike....

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (158+ words) chronicleonline.com A Muslim woman votes at the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections at a school in Lanao del Sur province, southern Philippines, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene,…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (692+ words) At least three people were killed and over a dozen others injured during pre-election violence in Barangay Bagua 2 in Cotabato City shortly before midnight Sunday, hours before the historic Parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM),…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (487+ words) MANILA, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Voting began on Monday in the Philippines’ Muslim-majority south under heightened security after three people were killed and 15 wounded in violence on the eve of the historic election. The vote is seen as a crucial test of…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (195+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026 7:47 pm The town of Maluso in Basilan has also been put under the commission’s control after pre-shaded ballots were found in 36 out of 68 precincts. Garcia said he immediately ordered the reprinting of ballots for the affected precincts, where…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (666+ words) Published on September 14, 2026 at 04:50 Tomokazu Harimoto and his younger sister Miwa have followed in their parents' footsteps by becoming professional table tennis players -- but took their own path by representing Japan instead of rivals China. The siblings' parents were born…...