Comelec defers canvass of votes in Bangsamoro plebiscite for 2nd straight day

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 12:20:48 +0000

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Plebiscite Board of Canvassers (NPBC), deferred its counting for the second straight day as it has yet to receive copies…READ

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Isabela City, Sulu reject Bangasmoro Organic Law

Credit to Author: AL JACINTO, TMT| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:09:17 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The capital of Basilan province, Isabela City, has joined Sulu province in the Muslim autonomous region in rejecting the controversial Bangsamoro Organic Law or BOL. Isabela, led…READ

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2 dead, 1 injured in Lanao Sur on Bangsamoro plebiscite day

Credit to Author: MASIDING NOOR YAHYA| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 03:22:43 +0000

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur: Three volunteers from the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) were hit by a speeding vehicle in Tamparan municipality, Lanao del Sur province while the Bangsamoro…READ

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Albayalde: Grenade-throwing incident in Cotabato City ‘something personal,’ not related to plebiscite

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 04:10:40 +0000

THE motive behind the grenade-throwing incident at the house of a judge, not a lawyer, as posted, in Cotabato City late Sunday night was “something personal” and had nothing to…READ

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Explosion hits Cotabato City on eve of Bangsamoro plebiscite 

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:31:37 +0000

AN explosion occurred in Cotabato City late Sunday, a military official said, a day before the conduct of a plebiscite to determine the fate of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL)….READ

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20,000 troops sent off to secure Bangsamoro plebiscite

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:47:50 +0000

DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao: The military and police sent off about 20,000 of their personnel to secure the upcoming plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr.,…READ

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Duterte declares Jan 21 a holiday in parts of Mindanao for Bangsamoro plebiscite

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 04:43:37 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte declared January 21 a special non-working holiday in parts of Mindanao for a plebiscite to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed on…READ

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Security officials warn vs BOL poll saboteurs

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 23:09:24 +0000

Security officials warn vs BOL poll saboteurs

Security is tightening in autonomous areas of Mindanao in the days leading up to the Jan. 21 plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law.

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10,000 troops to secure Bangsamoro plebiscite, ‘problematic areas’ in Mindanao

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 08:33:52 +0000

ABOUT 10,000 soldiers were deployed in Cotabato City to secure the upcoming plebiscite of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) on January 21, with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and the Armed…READ

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