Marcos Orders Heightened Security for BARMM Elections
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has directed security forces to ensure peaceful and orderly elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ahead of its first regular parliamentary elections on September 14. Over 200 deaths have been reported in connection with the elections, with police focusing on dismantling private armed groups.
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