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MANILA, Philippines — At least 19 people have been killed as a result of violence in connection with the recently concluded barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
COTABATO CITY — Four were hurt, among them a soldier, when gunmen pounded with 40 millimeter grenade projectiles the surroundings of a polling site in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte on Monday afternoon, amid election activities.
COTABATO CITY — Six people, among them a barangay chairman seeking reelection, were hurt in an attack by an alleged member of the Philippine Coast Guard who ran amok in the premises of a polling site in Tuburan, Basilan on Monday morning.
COTABATO CITY (UPDATED 3:15 p.m.) — Two overt supporters of a candidate for barangay chairman were killed while four others were wounded in an ambush that occurred while they were on their way to a roadside polling site in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Monday morning.
COTABATO CITY — Two overt supporters of a candidate for barangay chairman were killed while five others were wounded in an ambush that occurred while they were on their way to a roadside polling site in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Monday morning.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The Bangsamoro regional police has mobilized 8,809 personnel to secure on Monday the polling sites under its jurisdiction, where there are a thousand more now from Regions 12, 11, 10 and the National Capital Region to back them up.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A four-classroom building was destroyed while another was partially damaged by fires that hit two school campuses in Maguindanao del Norte before dawn Saturday, both designated as polling sites for Monday’s synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Leaders of eight rival clans in Sumisip, Basilan, signed peace agreements on Friday in a symbolic act of reconciliation that ended decades of hostilities which resulted in significant casualties on all sides