30 journalists to undergo safety training ahead of BARMM polls
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 12 August 2026) — Around 30 journalists from across Northern Mindanao who are covering the first Bangsamoro Parliam…
30 journalists to undergo safety training ahead of BARMM polls
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 12 August 2026) — Around 30 journalists from across Northern Mindanao who are covering the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections will undergo a three-day safety training here next week. Journalists kneel on the ground as ‘gunmen’ detain their convoy during a simulation exercise during the media safety training held in Camp Evengelista, Cagayan de Oro City in September 2025. MindaNews file photo by FROILAN GALLARDO The inaugural parliamentary elections are scheduled for September 14 across five provinces and three cities, and one Special Geographic Area in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Journalists from various community newspapers and radio stations will attend the training at Camp Evangelista, headquarters of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division in Barangay Patag. “Our collective memory of what happened in the 2009 Maguindanao Massacre is still fresh in our minds. This is the reason why we took the lead in ...
