Event Brief
3 killed, 15 wounded in gunfire before Bangsamoro vote
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
Filed: Sep 12, 2026 at 3:06 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
Summary: Three people were killed and 15 others wounded in gunfire just before midnight ahead of polls opening in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Police said the shooting began as a dispute over queue position between rival political factions outside a school used as a polling station in the regional capital.
WHO: Cotabato police chief Jibin Bongcayao; rival political factions
WHAT: Gunfire erupted outside a school polling station, killing three and wounding 15 amid a dispute between rival political factions over voting queue position.
WHEN: Sep 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (regional capital, outside a school polling station)
WHY: The shooting began as a struggle for position in the queue between two groups, escalating from shoving and a fist-fight into gunfire.
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