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Cotabato City hosts 'Bike for Peace' rally ahead of Bangsamoro vote

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 02:49 PM

COTABATO CITY - Hundreds of cyclists and bike enthusiasts held a “Bike for Peace” rally here Saturday, ahead of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite on Monday.   Read more »

Duterte urges Mindanaoans to support new Bangsamoro entity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 01:26 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte called on Mindanaoans to support the new Bangsamoro entity.  Read more »

PH authorities all set for Bangsamoro plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 01:22 AM

Some 2.8 million people in the region are expected to take part in the historic plebiscite to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Read more »

Mga botante 'masaya, kinakabahan' sa plebisito ng BOL

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 09:32 PM

Magkahalong kaba at saya ang nararamdaman ng ilan sa mga botante sa Mindanao habang papalapit ang unang araw ng plebisito para sa Bangsamoro Organic Law sa Lunes. Read more »

Vote ‘yes’ for Bangsamoro law, Duterte appeals to stakeholders

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 08:44 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday made his final pitch for a measure that would establish a Bangsamoro region in Mindanao with self-governance powers, another step forward in efforts to bring peace to the long restive southern Philippines. Read more »

ALAMIN: Proseso sa plebisito ng Bangsamoro Organic Law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 05:12 PM

Ano nga ba ang dapat tandaan ng mga botante sa plebisito ng BOL? Read more »

Higit 20,000 pulis, sundalo ipakakalat sa pag-arangkada ng BOL plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 04:35 PM

Mahigit 20,000 sundalo at pulis ang idedestino sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Mindanao para magbantay sa pagdaraos ng plebisito para sa Bangsamoro Organic Law na gaganapin sa Lunes.  Read more »

Over 20,000 cops, soldiers to secure Bangsamoro plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 03:13 PM

MANILA - More than 20,000 police officers and soldiers will be deployed to secure the upcoming plebiscite for a new Bangsamoro territory in Mindanao, officials said Friday.   Read more »

Tough battle ahead for Bangsamoro law in 2 cities, youth survey shows

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 02:14 PM

Youth voters likely to reject a new Bangsamoro law are gaining momentum in two key cities in southern Philippines, a new survey showed, with more non-Muslims questioning whether they would benefit from it. Read more »

Comelec, tiniyak na makaboboto ang mga residente sa BOL plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 12:55 AM

Pero may ilang sumisigaw ng vote-buying. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ano ang dedesisyunan sa plebisito sa Bangsamoro Organic Law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 10:41 PM

Kasado na sa Enero 21 at Pebrero 6 ang plebisito para sa Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), ang batas na bubuo ng bagong gobyerno at rehiyon sa Bangsamoro.  Read more »

MILF says to surrender a third of weapons when Bangsamoro plebiscite results out

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 08:38 PM

MANILA - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is ready to surrender a third of its weapons "immediately after" results of the Bangsamoro plebiscite is announced, the group's chairman said Thursday, ahead of the scheduled referendum.   Read more »

Ilang IDPs sa Marawi City, problema ang gastusin para makaboto sa plebisito ng Bangsamoro law

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 08:15 PM

Hindi pa alam ng ilang mga internally displaced people ng Barangay Boganga kung saan kukunin ang gagastusin para makarating sa clustered voting center sa Barangay Sagonsongan ngayong Lunes para sa plebisito ng Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Read more »

MILF chair vows to respect Bangsamoro plebiscite outcome

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 04:07 PM

MANILA - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will "respect" the outcome of the plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), the group's chairman said Thursday, downplaying a threat issued by one of his commanders against a city mayor who opposes the measure. Read more »

85 pct of Cotabato City in favor of Bangsamoro, MILF chair, solon say

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 12:20 PM

MANILA - There is "overwhelming support" for the Bangsamoro Organic Law in Cotabato City, a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader and a Maguindanao lawmaker said Thursday, 4 days before the first plebiscite that would determine the scope and territory of the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Read more »

#WalangPasok: Palace declares Jan. 21 holiday in ARMM, Cotabato City, Isabela City

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 11:02 AM

MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday said January 21 has been declared a holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Cotabato City and Isabela City, Basilan due to the plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Read more »

Bangsamoro needs good governance to lure investors: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 11:05 AM

The Bangsamoro Organic Law can help end the decades-long conflict in the south, but investors will look for improvements in decision-making, project implementation and law enforcement, said Teneo Holdings managing director for Southeast Asia Bob Herrera-Lim. Read more »

Think-tank backs Bangsamoro Organic Law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 07:26 PM

The FEF said the proposed law addresses many of the grievances behind the decades-long conflict in Muslim Mindanao. Read more »

Political leaders must sacrifice for BOL, Jaafar says

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 05:37 AM

MANILA - Political leaders in Mindanao must sacrifice their own interests in order to end decades of strife in the restive south, Bangsamoro Transition Commission Chairman Ghazali Jaafar said Tuesday, as tensions have flared up ahead of the upcoming plebiscite for a new Bangsamoro territory. Read more »

MILF tiwalang mananalo ang 'yes' sa Bangsamoro plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 12:18 AM

Puspusan na ang pangangampanya ng mga tagasuporta at kontra sa Bangsamoro Organic Law.  Read more »