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Latest news citing our data on violent conflict in the Bangsamoro from local and international media outlets.
Philconsa to SC: BOL will 'destroy country, dismember territories'
21 December 2018 Manila Standard Manila Standard
The Philippine Constitution Association has warned the Bangsamoro Organic Law will destroy the country and dismember its territories, and asked the Supreme Court to declare the landmark legislation unconstitutional.
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Read MoreShow of force for Bangsamoro law
11 December 2018 Inquirer Bong S. Sarmiento
The percentage of youth voting ‘no’ to the measure is increasing in Cotabato City and Isabela in Basilan.
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Read MoreYoung Filipinos favor new Muslim region in Mindanao
10 December 2018 UCANews Joe Torres
Young Filipinos in the southern Philippines favor a law, which will be put to a vote next month, that will pave the way for a new Muslim political entity in Mindanao. This was the result of a first round of surveys carried out in October and November by the non-government group International Alert Philippines and released on Dec. 6.
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Read MoreMajor campaign rally for BOL to be launched Dec. 10 in Cotabato City
09 December 2018 Business World Marifi S. Jara
A survey conducted in Oct. and Nov 2018 by peace-building non-government organization International Alert (IA) Philippines indicates that “a significant majority of the youth” in the BARMM “will vote YES to the ratification” of the BOL.
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Read MoreLawyer advocating Bangsamoro Organic Law shot dead in Maguindanao ARMM youths favor BOL
07 December 2018 Philippine Star John Unson with Romina Cabrera
A majority of the youths in the ARMM and other concerned provinces are in favor of the BOL, according to a survey conducted by a non-government organization (NGO).
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Read MoreWATCH: Mga kabataan sa mga lugar na sasakupin ng BOL, dadalo sa plebisito – survey
07 December 2018 Radyo Inquirer Jong Manlapaz
Lumabas sa survey ng non-government organization (NGO) na International Alert Philippines na karamihan ng mga kabataan na sasakupin ng Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) ay makikilahok sa plebisito at boboto ng ‘yes’.
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Read MoreMost ARMM youth will vote in favor of Bangsamoro Law – survey
07 December 2018 Rappler Pia Ranada
Getting more ARMM youth to vote in the January 21, 2019 plebiscite will increase chances for the BOL to be ratified, says International Alert Philippines
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Read MoreMartial law in Mindanao able to capture illegal weapons'
06 December 2018 ABS-CBN News Patrick Quintos
Martial law extension will help secure areas scheduled to vote in a plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a peace advocate said Thursday.
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Read MoreARMM youth favor Bangsamoro Organic Law: survey
06 December 2018 ABS-CBN News Patrick Quintos
Majority of youth voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are in favor of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a peace advocacy group's survey showed.
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Read MoreMajority of ARMM youth in favor of Bangsamoro ratification
06 December 2018 Manila Standard Rio N. Araja
Most of the young people in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are likely to vote yes to the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, the group International Alert Philippines said Thursday.
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Read MoreMayorya ng youth voters sa ARMM, pabor sa BOL - survey
06 December 2018 Brigada News Ramak Kowsari
Mayorya ng batang botante sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ang pabor sa Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).
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Read More90% of youth in ARMM in favor of BOL ratification: survey
06 December 2018 PTV News Filane Mikee Cervantes
Nearly 90 percent of the youth in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will vote in favor of the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a survey conducted by peace-building organization, International Alert Philippines, showed.
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Read More90% of youth in ARMM in favor of BOL ratification: survey
06 December 2018 PNA Filane Mikee Cervantes
Nearly 90 percent of the youth in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will vote in favor of the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a survey conducted by peace-building organization, International Alert Philippines, showed.
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Read MoreBOL | Mayorya ng kabataan, boboto ng "yes" sa gagawing plebisito – ayon sa survey ng International Alert Ph
06 December 2018 RMN News Nationwide: The Sound Of The Nation RMN News Nationwide: The Sound Of The Nation
Kung ngayon isasagawa ang plebisito para sa mga lugar na masasakupan ng Bangsamoro Organic Law, Determinado na bumoto ang mga kabataan na pabor para rito.
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Read MoreTerrorism in Mindanao can be ended sans Martial law – Colmenares
30 October 2018 Davao Today Kath M. Cortez
Even as the Armed Forces of the Philippines mulls to lift Martial Law in Mindanao or not, senatorial bet and former Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Neri Colmenares raised the issue why it remains implemented.
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Read MoreA resurgent communist New People's Army in southern Philippines raises security threat in Mindanao
18 October 2018 Channel News Asia Amy Chew
Security forces fighting pro-Islamic State (IS) militant groups in the troubled Mindanao island now have another battle on their hands, with the resurgence of the New People’s Army (NPA) - the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
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Read More6 Anti-Drug Operatives Killed in Volatile Southern Philippines
05 October 2018 Benar News Froilan Gallardo and Richel Umel
According to International Alert Philippines, which tracks violence in the south, conflicts attributed to the illegal drug trade fell by 15 percent last year – during the height of the Marawi conflict – but persists as a worrisome trend.
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Read More‘Shadow’ economies, illegal drugs and weapons are top reasons for Mindanao conflict in 2017
04 October 2018 Manila Bulletin Francis Wakefield
Shadow economies, particularly activities attributed to trade and use of illicit weapons and drugs are the top reasons for conflict in Mindanao with a total of 1,549 related reports in 2017, according to International Alert Philippines (IAP).
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Read MoreIn ARMM, lesser conflict incidents doesn’t translate to lower deaths
03 October 2018 Business Mirror Bernadette Nicolas
Although there was a dip in conflict incidents in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) provinces, except in Lanao del Sur, the total number of conflict-related deaths almost doubled in the region in 2017, data from Conflict Alert 2018 report showed.
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Read MoreStudy dismisses religion as cause of conflict in Marawi
03 October 2018 UCANews Melo Acuna
Religion has nothing to do with the armed conflict that devastated the southern Philippine city of Marawi in the middle of 2017. This was part of the findings of a study released in Manila on Oct. 2 by International Alert, an independent group operating programs around the world to address conflict.
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