Army head urges peaceful, non-partisan vote in historic BARMM polls

LAMITAN CITY, BASILAN, Philippines — As the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) prepares for its inaugural parliamentary elections, a senior military commander in Basilan called on residents to uphold peace and safeguard their democratic right to vote without fear of violence or political intimidation. Brig. Gen. Frederick Sales, commander of the Philippine Army’s 1101st