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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Comelec will not restrict MILF presence in BOL plebiscite areas, cites ‘freedom of movement’

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 07:27:59 +0000

The presence of the MILF in the BOLplebiscite areas on February 6 will not be restricted, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said Tuesday.

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Bombings won’t dent voter turnout on Feb. 6 BOL plebiscite – Palace

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:55:53 +0000

Bombings won’t dent voter turnout on Feb. 6 BOL plebiscite - Palace

Malacañang has expressed optimism that the recent bombings in Mindanao would not affect voter turnout in the second Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite.

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PNP: Jolo twin blasts not linked to BOL, plebiscite

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:48:30 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The deadly twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu are not linked to the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), Philippine National Police Spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac said on Tuesday.

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BOL plebiscite set for February 6 to proceed despite Jolo blasts – Comelec

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:57:08 +0000

The next referendum for the Bangsamoro Organic law (BOL) ratification will proceed on February 6 despite recent bombings in Jolo, Sulu.

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Villar: Jolo bombing could be attempt to undermine BOL

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:22:02 +0000

Villar: Jolo bombing could be attempt to undermine BOL

MANILA, Philippines – The bombing of the Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, Sulu, on Sunday was “clearly an act of terrorism,” Senator Cynthia Villar said Monday. Villar feared that the bombing could be an attempt to undermine the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law and the creation of the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim […]

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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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