Nearly 10,000 sign up for BARMM voteMANILA, Philippines — About 10,000 residents of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao participated during the first week of the BARMM voter registration, the Commission on Elections said. Maguindanao del Norte recorded the highest number of registrants with 2,819 applications, accounting for nearly 30 percent of the regional total. On Feb. 14 alone, the province processed 719 applications. Other provinces logged the following cumulative totals for the week: Maguindanao del Sur with 1,768; Lanao del Sur, 1,433; Basilan, 1,325; Special Geographic Area, 1,175; and Tawi-Tawi, 1,116. “Our fellow citizens in BARMM warmly welcomed the resumption of registration when Comelec reopened it on Feb. 9.

Source: Philippine Star February 15, 2026 16:38 UTC