‘No’ wins in 13 Lanao del Norte towns; ‘Yes’ wins in only 9 towns

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:20:07 +0000

No wins in 13 Lanao del Norte towns; Yes wins in only 9 towns

Thirteen towns in Lanao del Norte province voted No to the inclusion of six towns in the Bangsamoro.

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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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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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Villagers in MNLF bailiwicks show no fear as they vote in Bangsamoro plebiscite

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 06:27:52 +0000

Midsayap, North Cotabato vote

As voters started to pile up at the Indayla Silongan Elementary School in Barangay Kapinpilan here at mid-morning Wednesday, two MG-520 attack helicopters suddenly hovered in the sky, circling the village a few times, prompting people to look up.

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Voting in proposed Bangsamoro town peaceful, so far

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 03:25:04 +0000

lanao del norte baloi vote

Voting in this town, one of the six Lanao del Norte towns proposed for inclusion in the Bangsamoro, started at 7 a.m. here without any problem, the head of the plebiscite committee told the Inquirer.

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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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Despite blasts, Lanao Norte plebiscite a go – Comelec exec

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:39:18 +0000

Despite blasts, Lanao Norte plebiscite a go – Comelec exec

Police and military personnel man a checkpoint at the national highway in Lala, Lanao del Norte as the people of this province cast their vote and decide whether the six towns will be included in the soon-to-be-created Bangsamoro region. INQUIRER MINDANAO / JIGGER J. JERUSALEM TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Philippines – Authorities urged people of […]

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Biggest concern for BOL Feb. 6 plebiscite is violence — Comelec

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:51:21 +0000

Violence remains the “biggest concern” for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the conduct of the second round of the BOL plebiscite.

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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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BOL may not solve ‘disunity’ in Mindanao — Enrile

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 07:37:10 +0000

Amid the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Sunday that it might not fully solve the conflict in Mindanao.

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