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Comelec chair says not enough funds for Bangsamoro plebiscite, teachers' honoraria

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 10:56 AM

The Commission on Elections on Monday raised three concerns with the Senate finance committee, as the panel approved the its budget for 2019, which has been cut by more than half. Read more »

Comelec finalizing questions for Bangsamoro law plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 08:56 PM

The Comelec earlier scheduled the plebiscite on January 21, 2019 and is expecting around 2.7 million to 3.1 million voters. Read more »

Will Duterte himself sign over 100,000 amnesty applications for MILF rebels?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:21 PM

More than 100,000 MILF combatants and officials are expected to be covered by an amnesty under Duterte, said Mohagher Iqbal, as part of the government’s landmark peace deal with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group. Read more »

Special barangay at SK elections sa Marawi kasado na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 11:16 PM

Para sa mga residente ng ground zero na wala nang eskuwelahang mapupuntahan, nagtakda ang Comelec ng mga lugar kung saan puwedeng bumoto. Read more »

Bangsamoro law plebiscite set on January 21

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 09:04 PM

A plebiscite will be held on January 21, 2019 for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, according to a Commission on Elections memorandum released Tuesday. Read more »

Lacson: Longer martial law will not solve bombings

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 07:36 PM

MANILA - It's not martial law declaration in Mindanao that will solve the bombing incidents in the region, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. Read more »

Pagsabog sa Isulan, 2 na ang pinatay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 09:00 PM

Umakyat sa dalawa ang bilang ng mga nasawi sa pagsabog ng yumanig noong gabi ng Linggo sa bayan ng Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. Read more »

Military rule, Bangsamoro Law don't guarantee peace - Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 01:40 PM

Martial law and a measure giving wider self-rule to Muslims in the south did not ensure peace in the region, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Thursday, citing an explosion during a town festival in Sultan Kudarat that left 3 people killed, including a girl.    Read more »

Military links BIFF to Sultan Kudarat blast

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 03:05 PM

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines believes that members of the terrorist group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters are behind the fatal blast in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte, Misuari in first meeting since Bangsamoro Law signing

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 10:47 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday met with Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari, their first since the chief executive signed the Bangsamoro Organic Law.   Read more »

Marawi barangay, SK polls to be held Sept. 22

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 04:51 PM

The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataang (SK) special elections in Marawi City will be held on September 22, Saturday, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman Dir. James Jimenez. Read more »

7 umano'y miyembro ng BIFF patay sa Maguindanao

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 05:37 PM

Pitong hinihinalang miyembro ng Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) ang patay sa operasyon ng militar sa bayan ng Barongis, Maguindanao nitong Martes.   Read more »

Dureza confident Bangsamoro law will be funded

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 07:19 PM

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza on Friday said he is confident the government will have funds to implement the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Read more »

Jaafar asks critics to give Bangsamoro law a chance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 02:24 AM

The chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission appealed to those planning to disrupt the implementation of the Bangsamoro Organic Law to give the measure a chance. Read more »

Jaafar: Bangsamoro Transition Commission preparing for plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 01:47 AM

MANILA - The chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission on Monday said more work to be done, now that the Bangsamoro Organic Law has been signed. Read more »

Bangsamoro Organic Law

Simeon Celi, Jr., Malacanang Photo
Posted at Aug 07 12:32 PM

President Duterte poses for a photo with legislators and negotiators in the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), as well as top officials from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police during the presentation of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) to the MILF at Malacañan Palace on Monday. Read more »

Duterte leads ceremonial signing of Bangsamoro Organic Law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 11:53 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed the Bangsamoro Organic Law, which aims to end the decades-long Muslim insurgency in Mindanao.  Read more »

MILF faces tremendous challenge on governance, says UP prof

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 06:59 PM

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front faces a tremendous challenge in showing its capability to run a government, a professor on Islamic Studies said Monday. Read more »

Duterte urges stakeholders to participate in Bangsamoro law plebiscite

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 06:45 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged stakeholders to participate in the plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Read more »

World Bank: Bangsamoro Law can spur development in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 03:42 PM

The Bangsamoro Organic Law, which President Rodrigo Duterte signed last week, can help bring lasting peace to Mindanao, said Birgit Hansl, World Bank lead economist for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand, East Asia and the Pacific.   Read more »