COTABATO CITY — Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento has lauded all stakeholders in the historic Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE), describing them as the “defining milestone yet in the faithful implementation” of the Mindanao peace process. He said a new dawn had broken for the Bangsamoro, 12 years after the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the list of winning district representatives in the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections on the afternoon of Sept. 16 (Wednesday).  The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) held its first parliamentary elections on Sept. 14. The following elected district representatives are allocated 32 seats in

MANILA, Philippines — As Congress prepares to discuss in a bicameral conference committee a proposal to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections by extending officials’ terms to five years, concerns are again being raised over the accountability of leaders in the Philippines’ smallest political units. The House of Representatives approved House Bill No.