Three people were killed and 15 others wounded as gunfire erupted hours before the polls opened on Monday in a semi-autonomous Muslim region of the Philippines set to choose its first elected parliament.The vote is the culmination of an on-off peace process that began in the late 1990s and established the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the country’s far south.Cotabato police chief Jibin Bongcayao said the shooting took place just before midnight as members of rival political factions jostled for the right to cast their votes first.
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MON · 2026-09-14 · 02:26 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0914-111075
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3 killed, 15 wounded in gunfire ahead of historic Philippine regional election
Three people were killed and fifteen were wounded in a shooting incident that occurred just before midnight on Monday in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. The violence erupted hours before the opening of polls for the region's first elected parliament.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-14 · 02:26 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Three people were killed and fifteen were wounded in a shooting incident that occurred just before midnight on Monday in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. The violence erupted hours before the opening of polls for the region's first elected parliament. According to Cotabato police chief Jibin Bongcayao, the shooting involved members of rival political factions who were competing for the opportunity to cast their votes first. This election marks the culmination of a peace process that began in the late 1990s.
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The peace process that established the region began in the late 1990s.
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The shooting took place just before midnight as members of rival political factions jostled for the right to cast their votes first.
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The vote is for the first elected parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
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Three people were killed and 15 others wounded in gunfire ahead of the Philippine regional election.
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