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(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections on Tuesday, Jan. 22, rescheduled the canvassing of votes in the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite to Wednesday, Jan. 23, instead. This was after the National Plebiscite Board of Canvassers (NPBOC) for the BOL based in the Comelec headquarters in Intramuros, Manila received no certificates of canvass from the areas covered by the plebiscite as of 11:30 a.m. On Jan. 21, residents of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, […]
(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) — The Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 15, slammed House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr.’s statement the Department of Budget and Management had failed to set aside funds for the conduct of a plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Andaya’s statement was “misplaced” and “without basis” in the first place. “There are funds for the plebiscite,” Panelo said of the event, which is slated on Jan. […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte will attend on Friday, Jan. 18, an assembly aimed at urging support for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the announcement in a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 15. “Well, certainly the voice of the President is always a powerful influence on whatever matter he gives his voice into,” Panelo said. More than 2 million voters are slated to participate in the plebiscite for […]
(Eagle News) — The plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law will be on January 21, 2019. This is according to Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez, who issued a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 5. According to Jimenez, special registration activities would be conducted in Bangsamoro “core territories” from Sept. 11 to 13, 2018. The plebiscite period, on the other hand, was from Dec. 7, 2018 to Feb. 5, 2019. The campaign period for […]
The Commission on Elections will not be able to conduct plebiscite regarding the proposed charter change because the Department of Budget and Management did not approve the Commission’s 7 billion peso plebiscite budget.
