Comelec takes control of Cotabato, Basilan town as BARMM polls begin
Two areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) were placed under the control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the region began its first parliamentary polls. Cotabato City experienced deadly violence on election eve, while numerous ballots were found pre-shaded in Maluso town, Basilan.
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