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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 6, downplayed any possible effect of the three blasts in Lanao del Norte the day before on the conduct of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite in North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte. “No amount of bombing or terroristic act will scare, intimidate nor threaten the voters from participating in today’s plebiscite,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, the Armed Forces of the […]
(Eagle News)–The Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite in several towns in North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte kicked off “peacefully” on Wednesday, Feb. 6, the Commission on Elections said. James Jimenez, Comelec spokesperson, made the statement in an interview over Radyo Inquirer, a day after blasts in Lanao del Norte. Jimenez noted that apart from the blasts, there were no untoward incidents. “Nagpapasalamat tayo na medyo peaceful pa rin ang proceso natin,” he said. The plebiscite […]
(Eagle News) – All is set for the conduct, Wednesday, February 6, of the second round of the plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), as security measures were further tightened especially after the Jolo bombing in Sulu. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez said all is ready for the February 6 plebiscite BOL plebiscite which will be conducted in the following areas: – province of Lanao del Norte, except Iligan […]
(Eagle News)–The Bangsamoro Organic Law that replaces the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with a more autonomous Bangsamoro has been “deemed ratified,” the Commission on Elections declared on Friday night. Comelec Chair Sherrif Abas made the declaration after it was found the “majority of the votes cast with all the provinces and cities of the present (ARMM) voting as one geographical area is in favor of the approval..” Based on the votes, included in the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Koko Pimentel on Wednesday, Jan. 23, commended the Commission on Elections and the Philippine National Police for the successful conduct of Day 1 of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite. “Despite some untoward incidents and delays in the opening of polling precincts in Cotabato City, we can consider the BOL polls a huge success,” Pimentel said. On Jan. 21, the BOL plebiscite was held in areas in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, […]
(Eagle News) –Voter turnout in the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite has exceeded 85 percent. This is according to Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez, who made the announcement in a Tweet on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Day 1 of the plebiscite, or Jan. 21, was conducted in areas in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City in Basilan, and Cotabato City. Day 2, or Feb. 6, covers Lanao del Norte except Iligan City, and six towns in North […]
(Eagle News) – The provinces under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, except for Sulu, overwhelmingly voted “yes” to the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), based on the partial unofficial count of votes at the BOL Plebiscite Monitoring Center. As of 4 p.m., January 23, the Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines released the counting of votes from the BOL Plebiscite Monitoring Center which said that 100 percent of the plebiscite […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections on Wednesday, Jan. 23, deferred for a second time the canvassing of votes cast in the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite in Sulu, Cotabato and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In a statement, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the rescheduling of the canvassing from today at 1 p.m. to tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. was because “the National Plebiscite Board of Canvassers have not yet received […]
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections has declared that the “Yes” votes won in Cotabato City after latest results of the votes showed that 36,682 voted to have the city placed under the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Only 24,994 voted against the BARMM, or against the Bangsamoro Organic Law. The “Yes” votes during the January 21 plebiscite won in the city even though its mayor, Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi. was very vocal […]
(Eagle News) – Early results of the January 21 Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite in the five provinces comprising the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as well as the cities of Cotabato and Isabela, showed overwhelming “yes” votes for the BOL. In ARMM, initial figures from the Commission on Elections’ Plebiscite Center showed that 1,340,043 voters who voted “Yes” to BOL, while only 192,502 voted “No” as of 1:30 p.m. counting on Tuesday, January 22. […]
(Eagle News) – Polls closed as scheduled at 3 p.m. on Monday, January 21, on the historic Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite in three main areas — the present geographical area of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Isabela City in the province of Basilan, and Cotabato City. The results of the historic plebiscite will be known within four days, according to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). The historic BOL plebiscite also saw […]
(Eagle News) Police, instead of teachers manned several polling precincts, in Cotabato City due to the late arrival and in some instances non-arrival of teachers in the area. According to Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Commission on Elections director Ray Sumalipao, some 24 clustered precincts were affected. At least 72 teachers were replaced by police personnel. Election paraphernalia also arrived late. Voting for the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite thus started late, at […]
