At least 66 teachers fail to show up in Cotabato City precincts for BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 03:23:12 +0000

At least 66 teachers fail to show up in Cotabato City precincts for BOL plebiscite

Dozens of teachers did not show up at the polling centers in this city Monday, causing delays in the conduct of plebiscite to ratify the law that would give the Moro Islamic Liberation Front full autonomy in the new Bangsamoro homeland, the Commission on Election said Monday.

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‘Vote, don’t be scared,’ Cotabato mayor tells people

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 03:18:25 +0000

'Vote, don't be scared,' Cotabato mayor tells people

The mayor of this city called on the people Monday to go out and vote despite harassment and grenade explosions that rocked the city on the eve of the plebiscite to ratify the law that will give the Moro Islamic Liberation Front full autonomy in the new Bangsamoro homeland.

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3,000 former MILF combatants to cast votes in today’s plebiscite

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 02:49:57 +0000

Close to 3,000 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) would cast their votes in a plebiscite today, Monday, to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law.

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Grudge, terrorism eyed in blasts at Cotabato judge’s residence

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 02:40:25 +0000

Investigators are looking at personal grudge, apart from terrorism, as a possible motive behind the twin blasts at the compound of a judge in Cotabato City on the eve of the plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

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BIFF scoffs at BOL but promises not to disrupt plebiscite

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:23:48 +0000

BIFF scoffs at BOL but promises not to disrupt plebiscite

Breakaway members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) slammed on Sunday the holding of a plebiscite on Monday to ratify a law that would put former colleagues at the helm of the autonomous region Bangsamoro, saying they would continue the fight for Islamic State in Mindanao.

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Albayalde says remnants of AKP, BIFF groups may disrupt BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 07:34:06 +0000

Albayalde says remnants of AKP, BIFF groups may disrupt BOL plebiscite

Remnants of the terror group Ansar Khalifa Philippines (AKP) and other groups may disrupt the “peaceful” holding of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite, Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said on Saturday.

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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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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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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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