SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao (MindaNews/13 May) — Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu and Ismael “Dustin” Mastura continued their lead in the gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial race with election returns from 32 out of 36 towns already in, their opponents Datu Ombra Sinsuat and
RED ON WHITE. The bloodstained Volkswagen of Bongo Island principal Abdulrakman Mero at the Police Station One in Cotabato City. The May 13 killing of Mero is the first election related violence reported in the city, police said. MindaNews photo
By Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/13 May) — Unidentified gunmen brazenly killed a school principal in broad daylight this morning, the first election-related violence reported in Cotabato City. Senior Inspector Wales Kasuyo, chief of the Cotabato City Police Station One
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/13 May) — A doctor who is also a neophyte barangay captain has just won the mayoralty race in this city, effectively ending the 18-year reign of the Plazas. The city’s Board of Canvassers (BOC) proclaimed Ampayon barangay
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 May) – It’s official. Vice Mayor Sara Duterte succeeded his father, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, as chief executive of this city. At exactly 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Duterte, who made history as the first lady mayor in the history
by Ryan Rosauro, Violeta M. Gloria, and Jules Benitez Mindanews and VERA Files MARAWI CITY (12 May) — The automated election system failed to bring change to Lanao del Sur traditional warlord and goon country of Mindanao where violence and
After the historic first automated elections last May 10, Senator Benigno Aquino III is poised to take the presidency as the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines. The Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy (www.pcid.org.ph) congratulates Senator “Noynoy”
