A new political era in the Southern Philippines

NPR | By Jan Camenzind Broomby

Published October 31, 2026 at 5:14 PM EDT

A new local government has taken its seat in the southern Philippines, in a step that marks a milestone in the peace process for a conflict that has lasted some 80 years.

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