7,300 deployed to secure Cotabato, Lanao Norte BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:51:08 +0000

7,300 deployed to secure Cotabato, Lanao Norte BOL plebiscite

Over 7,300 policemen and soldiers were deployed for the second day of the plebiscite for the BOL in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato.

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Heavy turnout of voters expected in Cotabato, Lanao del Norte

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:21:26 +0000

Heavy turnout of voters expected in Cotabato, Lanao del Norte

More than half a million voters in 67 villages in Cotabato province and six towns in Lanao del Norte are expected to decide on Wednesday whether they will join the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in a plebiscite that authorities hope will draw a big turnout.

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Explosions rock Lanao del Norte on eve of BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:29:19 +0000

Two blasts rocked Lanao del Norte on Tuesday, the eve of a plebiscite that will decide on the province’s inclusion in the Bangsamoro region.

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Tight security for 2nd BOL plebiscite on Wednesday

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 21:32:02 +0000

COTABATO CITY — Security plans are in place in North Cotabato as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) prepares for the plebiscite on Feb. 6, when 67 villages in seven towns in the province decide on their inclusion in the Bangsamoro region.

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Jolo blasts raise worries about peace process

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:23:22 +0000

Jolo blasts raise worries about peace process

The bomb explosions at a Catholic cathedral that killed 25 people in Jolo, Sulu province, on Sunday put fresh pressure on Monday on peace efforts aimed at ending decades of Muslim separatist violence. Two explosions tore through the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the Sulu provincial capital, shattering pews and windows and […]

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Esperon to verify if Jolo twin blasts linked to BOL

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 07:59:11 +0000

Esperon to verify if Jolo twin blasts linked to BOL

National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said that they have yet to establish if the deadly explosions in Jolo, Sulu is related to the “all-important” Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

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ARMM provinces top voter turnout in BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:09:41 +0000

Two provinces under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) recorded the highest voter turnout for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Thursday.

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Cotabato poll officer admits errors in BOL plebiscite tally

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:35:39 +0000

Cotabato poll officer admits errors in BOL plebiscite tally

There were errors committed in the entry of data during the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite in Cotabato City, an election officer admitted before the National Plebiscite Board of Canvassers (NPBC) on Thursday.

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