National Board of Canvassers has yet to receive COCs for Feb. 6 BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 04:15:52 +0000

The National Plebiscite Board of Canvassers (NPBOC) has yet to receive the certificates of canvass (COCs) for the second round

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Comelec verifying reported presence of armed groups during BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:44:08 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is verifying the reported presence of armed groups during the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite Wenesday in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato.

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Lanao Norte gov blames MILF for blasts, MILF says accusation baseless

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:52:30 +0000

Lanao del Norte Governor Imelda Dimaporo blamed members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the series of bomb attacks on the eve of the second plebiscite to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) among the Lanao del Norte towns and 67 villages in North Cotabato proposed for inclusion in the Bangsamoro territory.

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Comelec: Trouble-free Bangsamoro plebiscite in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:27:29 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The second part of the plebiscite for the inclusion of the newly established Bangsamoro region on Wednesday proceeded as scheduled, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday.

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Gutoc hits AFP, PNP intelligence ops in Mindanao 

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 06:15:38 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The spate of explosions in Mindanao has placed the soundness of intelligence operations of government forces in question, senatorial candidate Samira Gutoc said on Wednesday.

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Cops nab man with handgun inside polling center in North Cotabato

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 05:16:29 +0000

Police providing security in one of the polling places in North Cotabato on Wednesday morning arrested a man for carrying a handgun while inside the voting precinct in today’s plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

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Palace assures public’s safety after 3 explosions rock Lanao del Norte

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 03:58:45 +0000

Malacañang assured the safety of public on Wednesday as three explosions hit Lanao del Norte on the the eve of a plebiscite

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MILF leader, gov’t execs assure voters it is safe to vote

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 02:51:34 +0000

Despite the three explosions that rocked Lanao del Norte towns on the eve of the second plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), the head of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said on Wednesday there were no security threats in North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte provinces where people would ratify a law that would give them full autonomy in Mindanao.

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Cotabato, Lanao BOL vote opens ‘peacefully’ — Comelec

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 01:40:25 +0000

Cotabato, Lanao BOL vote opens 'peacefully' -- Comelec

No untoward incidents were monitored by the Comelec as the plebiscite on the inclusion for the newly established Bangsamoro region kicked off.

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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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