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Dividing Palawan

ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group, Infographic by Pam Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 06:17 PM

Should the yes votes get a majority, Palawan will be divided into 3 provinces: Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur.  Read more »

Election officials to fly to Pag-asa Island for plebiscite on dividing Palawan

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 09:13 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it has requested military assistance to fly some of its election officers to Kalayaan town on Pag-asa Island next month for a plebiscite on the move to divide Palawan into 3 provinces. Read more »

Paghahanda sa plebesito sa paghahati sa Palawan, kasado na: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 05:38 PM

MAYNILA - Puspusan na ang paghahanda ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) para sa nalalapit na plebesitong kaugnay sa paghahati ng Palawan sa tatlong probinsya. Read more »

Comelec says no postponement of 2022 elections despite pandemic

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 02:29 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Elections said Thursday the 2022 elections would push through even as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Read more »

IATF sets health protocols for plebiscite to divide Palawan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 02:03 PM

An inter-agency task force leading the country's pandemic response has set health protocols for the conduct of a plebiscite to ratify the division of Palawan into 3 provinces, Malacañang said Friday.  Read more »

Plebiscite held to rename Compostela Valley to Davao de Oro

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 01:53 PM

Polling centers in Compostela Valley opened Saturday to allow residents to vote if they favor changing the province's name to Davao de Oro.   Read more »

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 »