Duterte: I will never talk peace with Abu Sayyaf

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:24:42 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he would never initiate and agree to peace talks with the dreaded Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), citing how he detests the rebel group’s practice of beheading innocent people.

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Duterte eyes meeting with Misuari after BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:38:08 +0000

Duterte eyes meeting with Misuari after BOL plebiscite

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he is keen on meeting with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari to draw up  a peace agreement after the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebescite.

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Bangsamoro law gets Catholic push as plebiscite nears

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:32:21 +0000

Bangsamoro law gets Catholic push as plebiscite nears

Catholic leaders in Mindanao on Thursday urged residents of the island to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) to bring peace and progress to the war-torn South.

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Lorenzana, other Cabinet officials rally for BOL

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:36:38 +0000

Lorenzana, other Cabinet officials rally for BOL

Some members of the Cabinet led by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana trooped to Sulu on Thursday to throw support behind the historic plebiscite of the Bangsamoro Organic Law.

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Duterte declares holiday in Mindanao areas holding BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 02:56:21 +0000

Duterte declares holiday in Mindanao areas holding BOL plebiscite

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared January 21 a holiday in ARMM, Cotabato City and Isabela City in Basilan for the holding of a plebiscite to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

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PNP: Over 20,000 cops, soldiers to be deployed for BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 02:00:49 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 20,348 personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will be deployed to ensure a peaceful plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

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Solon urging Muslims, Christians, Lumads to pray for Bangsamoro peace

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:39:27 +0000

Maguindanao 1st District Rep. Bai Sandra Sema has filed a resolution urging Muslims, Christians, Lumads to “pray for peace in the Bangsamoro” ahead of the plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). 

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Diokno: Andaya’s claim of no budget for BOL plebiscite ‘false news’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 07:55:42 +0000

DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno slammed as “false news” House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr.’s claim of zero funds for BOL plebiscite.

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