Bangsamoro athlete dies after choking at BARMMAA meet

COTABATO CITY — An 11-year-old athlete participating in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association (BARMMAA) Meet 2026 was declared dead on arrival at a hospital after choking while eating dinner at their billeting quarters in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte, on Sunday evening, police said. READ: BARMMAA 2026 delegates complain of poor billeting