- Nearly 2.4 million voters in the Philippines Muslim-majority Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are casting ballots in the region's first parliamentary election.
- The historic vote marks the final step in the transition to an elected self-government, following a 2014 peace agreement between Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
- Polling took place under heightened security after election-related violence left at least three people dead and 15 injured, leading Cotabato City to be placed under election commission control.
- Election Commission Chair George Erwin Garcia confirmed that voting remained generally peaceful despite logistical hurdles and local disruptions.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr hailed the election as a defining milestone towards lasting peace and democratic self-determination in the region.
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