Twenty-five years have passed since a bright September morning turned into a national wound, and still the grief feels close. We remember the images: the twin towers burning, the second plane slicing through blue sky, the smoke rising from the Pentagon, and the brave passengers who brought a fourth plane down in a Pennsylvania field. Nearly 3,000 people died that day, and each was a life with a name, a face, a future stolen. They were parents, partners, firefighters, office workers, immigrants, soldiers, strangers who greeted each other at security checkpoints. It was the deadliest foreign attack on American soil…

Across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, there is a quiet but growing concern that the next election could be decided not at polling precincts but by the lies spreading through phones and social media feeds. The region stands at a meaningful moment in its history, having moved from decades of conflict toward self-governance. The peace agreement that created BARMM was the result of long and difficult negotiations, and for many, the elections are the beginning of a new chapter, a chance to choose leaders through ballots rather than bullets. For the 2.393 million registered voters in BARMM, that…