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Gunfire at Cotabato polling station kills 3, wounds 15

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Sabrah Tanks Deployed

Gunfire outside a school polling station in Cotabato City killed three people and wounded fifteen just before polls opened Monday.
Authorities deployed police and army units, including Sabrah tanks and ATMOS artillery, to secure the vote.
Eighty parliamentary seats are contested, with 2.4 million voters voting September 14.
The election, delayed from 2022 to 2026, will run from October 2026 to June 2031.
International Republican Institute, with ANFREL and NDI, will observe the election.

Left

Security Accountability Calls

Gunfire outside a school polling station in Cotabato City killed three people and wounded fifteen just before polls opened on Monday.
The attack highlighted the fragility of the Bangsamoro peace process and prompted calls for stronger security and accountability.
12,000 troops and militiamen were deployed after an ambush on BARMM Interim Chief Abdulraof Macacua.
The Commission on Elections placed Cotabato City under its control after shooting and bomb blast.

Blindspot

Election officials ordered the reprinting of ballots in Maluso after pre-shaded ballots were discovered in 36 precincts, according to the left-leaning sources.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Sabrah Tanks Deployed

Gunfire outside a school polling station in Cotabato City killed three people and wounded fifteen just before polls opened Monday.
Authorities deployed police and army units, including Sabrah tanks and ATMOS artillery, to secure the vote.
Eighty parliamentary seats are contested, with 2.4 million voters voting September 14.
The election, delayed from 2022 to 2026, will run from October 2026 to June 2031.
International Republican Institute, with ANFREL and NDI, will observe the election.

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