Andaya: Where are funds for Bangsamoro plebiscite?

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 23:22:30 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte’s efforts to bring lasting peace to Mindanao may come to naught after Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno failed to allocate funds for the plebiscite on the proposed new Bangsamoro juridical entity, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Monday.

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Printing of ballots for Feb. 6 BOL plebiscite almost done

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:12:43 +0000

The Commission on Electionsinspected on Monday the printing of ballots to be used for the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite set for Feb. 6.

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Lack of budget may imperil BOL implementation – Andaya

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:01:10 +0000

Lack of budget may imperil BOL implementation – Andaya

House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. has warned that the “prospect of lasting peace in Mindanao” might be put “in peril” as the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) failed to allocate budget for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite.

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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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Defense chief: Bangsamoro plebiscite a big DND challenge

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 23:21:30 +0000

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday said holding a peaceful plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and helping establish a new autonomous Muslim region after it is approved would be among his department’s biggest challenges this year.

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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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Duterte confident of people’s support for BOL ahead of plebiscite

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 12:12:40 +0000

President Duterte on Thursday expressed optimism that the people of Mindanao will support the BOL in the upcoming plebiscite.

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Bangsamoro Transition Commission employee among casualties in Cotabato blast

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 07:07:48 +0000

One of the two civilians killed in the New Year’s Eve explosion in Cotabato City was an employee of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC).

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Palace hands off on petition vs BOL

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 06:48:17 +0000

Malacañang on Tuesday distanced itself from the petition filed before the Supreme Court asking to declare the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) as unconstitutional and unlawful.

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Show of force for Bangsamoro law

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:18:12 +0000

Show of force for Bangsamoro law

At least 15,000 people gathered at the compound of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in Cotabato City on Monday as the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) launched the campaign for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Mohagher Iqbal, MILF peace implementing panel chair, said the campaign, organized by […]

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