By ARTHA KIRA PAREDES COTABATO CITY— Voters in some Maguindanao towns could be disenfranchised because they were given only a few days to register, and not the full 10 days set aside by the Commission on Elections. Lawyer Noel A. Ben, chapter president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)-Cotabato City and adviser of
AMIEL MARK CAGAYAN, Reporter and Videographer ARTHA KIRA PAREDES, Writer DATU PIANG, Maguindanao—For weeks now, parishioners of the church in Datu Piang, Maguindanao have been praying for a peaceful conduct of the general voters’ registrations, now on its last day in the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The 300 or so Catholic families who
By BABYLYN KANO-OMAR VERA Files BONGAO, Tawi-tawi—Former Elections Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal, now vice president of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), arrived here Sunday for a brief visit to check on PPCRV operations. Larrazabal visited six registration centers, and in some of these centers saw that among the PPCRV volunteers were persons with
By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews MARAWI CITY — Flying registrants are getting paid more and “instant registration centers “have cropped up in Marawi City and outlying towns in Lanao del Sur as the registration of new voters reached the final two days, an election watchdog said today. Sinab Ibrahim, head of the Citizens Care Lanao del
By LOVE ILUSTRE, DXSM JOLO, Sulu— Election officials noticed a decline in the number of residents going to registration centers, on the eighth day of the ongoing voters’ registration in some towns in this province. Compared to the first week of registration where centers were crammed and jammed, there were fewer registrants in the towns
The PUVs and tricycles used to transport at least 200 illegal registrants from Isulan, Sultan Kudarat held by the PNP at Brgy. Kamasi, Ampatuan, Maguindanao yesterday. Video by Jeff Mendez, Oblate Media. By ARTHA KIRA PAREDES Video courtesy of OBLATE MEDIA COTABATO CITY— The “hakot” system—transporting residents by hundreds to different registration centers— in the
By MindaNews and VERA Files MALAYBALAY CITY — The Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID) has joined the call for setting up of voters’ registration outside the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to accommodate ARMM voters who are temporarily outside of the region. “PCID believes in the democratic right of Muslims to participate in the electoral
By MindaNews and VERA Files ZAMBOANGA CITY – Gunmen armed with high-powered rifles killed one person and injured two others when they attacked early Monday a ferry loaded with people on the way home to register for next year’s elections in Basilan province, a military official said. Col. Ramon Yogyog, Special Operations Task Force-Basilan commander said
By FERDINANDH B. CABRERA, MindaNews and VERA Files COTABATO CITY — A seven-year old girl died and her mother was wounded in an explosion that occurred today in front of the house of former governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. in Barangay Timbangan, Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao. Killed was Agatha Sakal, who was with her mother
By ARTHA KIRA PAREDES Photos by AMIEL MARK CAGAYAN COTABATO CITY—Police officials have recorded six registration-related violent incidents between July 8 and July 13 in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The assessment was submitted to Task Force Rehistro (TFR) that held its fourth meeting at the Office of the Regional Governor Monday. The Philippine