PH Army ramps up security in Marawi ahead of BARMM elections

ILIGAN CITY — The Philippine Army has intensified security measures with a week to go before the historic parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Sept. 14. Lt. Col. Eugene Flores, commanding officer of the Army’s 4th Mechanized Infantry Kalasag Battalion, said the battalion conducted briefings, rehearsals, and coordination meetings