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Duterte approves deputizing soldiers, police for Compostela plebiscite

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 03:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed the deputation of soldiers and police officers to secure the Dec. 7 plebiscite in Compostela Valley for the ratification of the law that changes the name of the province to Davao de Oro. Read more »

New Bangsamoro region set as MILF faces governance challenge

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 05:26 PM

Results of the second Bangsamoro law plebiscite showed that 6 Lanao del Norte towns will not be part of the new autonomous region, while 63 of 67 North Cotabato Villages will be included.  Read more »

Commander Bravo gustong isali sa Bangsamoro gov't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 09:53 PM

Dating naglunsad ng pag-atake si Bravo matapos hindi matuloy ang noo'y kasunduan na bubuo sana sa bagong teritoryo sa Bangsamoro.  Read more »

Botong 'no' sa BOL wagi sa Lanao Del Norte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 07:48 PM

Karamihan ng mga botante sa Lanao Del Norte ay tumutol na mapabilang ang anim na bayan sa kanilang lalawigan sa itatatag na Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Read more »

Counting votes in Lanao del Norte

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 03:50 PM

School teachers and poll watchers canvass ballots at the Kolambugan Central Elementary School in Lanao del Norte on Wednesday. Read more »

Mga pabor, tutol sa BOL nag-riot sa Lanao Del Norte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 08:45 PM

Dalawa ang nasugatan matapos mauwi sa riot ang paghaharap ng mga tagasuporta at mga kritiko ng Bangsamoro Organic Law sa kasagsagan ng plebisito sa Tubod, Lanao Del Norte nitong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Bangsamoro plebiscite turnout 'very promising': Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 04:48 PM

While the reports are not complete, those that have reported have said that the voter turnout is 75 percent and up, said COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez. Read more »

Alleged BIFF hand in Lanao Norte blasts under probe, police say

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 03:37 PM

Military information tagged the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, led by Commander Bravo, as among "spoilers" of the peace deal between Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, police said.   Read more »

Bangsamoro inclusion vote starts in shadow of blasts, 'intimidation'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 02:17 PM

Polling precincts opened Wednesday as 2 southern Muslim enclaves decide on whether or not to join a new autonomous region, following a series of blasts and the reported presence of former rebels allegedly meant to intimidate voters. Read more »

Lanao del Norte, niyanig ng magkasunod na pagsabog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 12:04 AM

Tuloy ang plebisito para sa Bangsamoro Organic Law sa Lanao del Norte ngayong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Tensiyon namuo sa bayan sa Lanao Del Norte bago mag-BOL plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 08:04 PM

Isang araw bago ang ikalawang plebisito para sa Bangsamoro Organic Law, bahagyang nagkatensiyon sa isang barangay sa bayan ng Tubod, Lanao Del Norte. Read more »

Tensions rise in Lanao del Norte town ahead of Bangsamoro vote

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 08:59 PM

Tensions rose in a village here early Tuesday, a day before the second round of a plebiscite for a new autonomous region. Read more »

Second autonomy vote set for bigger Bangsamoro region

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 02:21 PM

Muslim enclaves in 2 southern Philippine provinces are set to vote Wednesday whether to join a new autonomous region, lured by the promise of prosperity and security after decades of armed conflict. Read more »

Military sees no pall in voter turnout after Mindanao blasts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 08:57 AM

Voters in the towns and villages in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato that petitioned to be part of the new autonomous region in Mindanao will troop to the polls despite the recent deadly bombings in the south, a military spokesperson said Tuesday. Read more »

Army, police beef up security for BOL plebiscite in Lanao del Norte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 04:25 AM

LANAO DEL NORTE - Additional security forces arrived Monday in Lanao del Norte for the plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Read more »

Seguridad pinaigting sa Lanao Del Norte para sa Bangsamoro plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 09:15 PM

Hinigpitan na ang seguridad sa Lanao Del Norte dahil sa plebisito para sa Bangsamoro Organic Law sa Miyerkoles. Read more »

No need to defer second Bangsamoro vote after Mindanao blasts - Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 04:11 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday he would not recommend the postponement of a plebiscite for inclusion in the new autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao after deadly bomb attacks in two places of worship in the south.    Read more »

Military gears for second Bangsamoro vote after Sulu church blasts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 08:41 AM

Troops were deployed to southern villages that will choose whether or not to join an expanded Bangsamoro region next week, the military said Tuesday, following a double bomb attack that killed 21 people and injured scores at a church in Sulu province.  Read more »

Robredo lauds Bangsamoro law ratification, urges vigilance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 01:18 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday lauded the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) as she urged Filipinos to remain vigilant amid the creation of a stronger autonomous region in Mindanao. Read more »

Verifying Bangsamoro plebiscite votes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 08:58 PM

A Comelec secretariat staff opens a ballot box containing vote returns from Isabela City, Basilan during the continuation of the national canvassing of votes for the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite at the Comelec headquarters in Intramuros, Manila on Friday. Read more »