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Major 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.

Tags: Bangsamoro

Lawyer 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).

Tags: Bangsamoro

WATCH: 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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Most 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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Martial 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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ARMM 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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Majority 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.

Tags: Bangsamoro

Mayorya 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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90% 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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90% 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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BOL | 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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Terrorism 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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A 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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6 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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‘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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In 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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Study 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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Philippines, U.S. Marines Launch Anti-Terror Drills

03 October 2018 Benar News Jeoffrey Maitem and Felipe Villamor

Nikki de la Rosa, leader of the think-tank International Alert Philippines which tracks conflicts, said that while the Marawi crisis is over, militant groups appear to have funding to fuel their terroristic activists as they continue to evade capture.

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Group: Blaming ISIS for spike in violence in Mindanao an overstatement

03 October 2018 CNN Philippines [TV Report] David Santos

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Martial law helped lessen violence in ARMM – report

02 October 2018 Rappler Pia Ranada

President Rodrigo Duterte’s martial law in Mindanao helped lessen violence in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) by discouraging armed groups from bringing out their weapons.

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