Blood on the Ballot: A Region's Fragile Peace Put to the Test The Bangsamoro region in southern Philippines is no stranger to violence.
For decades, it has been plagued by blood feuds and political strife, a legacy of the conflict between Muslims and Christians that has left deep scars.
The 2019 peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) aimed to provide autonomy to the region's Muslim majority population, who had long felt marginalized by Manila's central authority.