Sulu 
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Sulu holds generally peaceful polls; fistfights replace gunfights
By MINDANEWS ZAMBOANGA CITY.—With two incidents of armed harassment and zero incident of armed fight, election day was generally peaceful in Sulu, according to the Commission on Elections and the Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The Provincial Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) composed of the AFP and the Philippine National »Read More
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Peaceful elections in Sulu
By JULES L. BENITEZ and AL-KAMAR A. JIDIN Mindanews JOLO, Sulu.—With only two incidents of armed harassment and zero incidents of armed fighting, election day was generally peaceful in the province of Sulu, officials said. The two cases of armed harassment happened in the towns of Panglima Estino and Lugus on election day but no »Read More
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Sulu gun culture hinders drive vs poll violence
By JULES L. BENITEZ MindaNews JOLO, Sulu.—In the evening of April 26, the barangay captain of Lahi Village in Pandami town, Hadji Isa Sitin, and his son ventured into neighboring barangay Parian Dakula to post campaign materials of the mayoral candidate they were supporting. Seeing the two inside his domain, Parian Dakula barangay captain Kitoh »Read More
