Group reports glitches in Comelec mock polls

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 23:22:39 +0000

Group reports glitches in Comelec mock polls

Several technical glitches marred the mock polls organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday for the May 13 elections, according to poll watchdog group Kontra Daya.

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Twin blasts rock Cotabato City on eve of BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 22:34:29 +0000

Twin blasts rock Cotabato City on eve of BOL plebiscite

Two blasts rocked Cotabato City Sunday night, hours before the plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), police said.

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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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BOL plebisicite: Focus on Cotabato City due to recent bombing

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:31:02 +0000

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Contrary to reports, the Comelec did not declare any election hotpots in Sulu and Basilan. The focus instead for Monday’s plebisicte on the Bangsamoro Organic Law will be on Cotabato City due to New Year’s Eve bombing of a mall that killed two people and injured 34 others.

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Palace ‘hopeful’ of ratification of Bangsamoro Organic Law

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 11:36:28 +0000

Palace ‘hopeful’ of ratification of Bangsamoro Organic Law

Malacañan Palace is “hopeful” that the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) will be ratified, presidential spokesperson Salavador Panelo said in a statement issued on Sunday, the eve of the plebiscite on the proposed measure.

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Challenge after BOL ratification: MILF to decommission arms

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 21:48:24 +0000

Challenge after BOL ratification: MILF to decommission arms

The Moro islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will begin to decommission thousands of weapons after the ratification of the law that will establish broader autonomy for Muslims in Mindanao

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Duterte wants to talk with Misuari, others opposed to BOL

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:10:02 +0000

Duterte wants to talk with Misuari, others opposed to BOL

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that he would reach out to Moro leaders opposed to the Bangsamoro Organic Law.

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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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BOL plebiscite funds available, says Diokno

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:19:13 +0000

BOL plebiscite funds available, says Diokno

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Tuesday said the plebiscite to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) had “adequate funding and will push through as planned.” Diokno issued the statement after House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. claimed that the proposed P3.757-trillion national budget for 2019 had no allocation for the BOL plebiscite, which will be […]

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