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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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Fewer but deadlier conflicts in ARMM in 2017 – report

02 October 2018 Rappler Pia Ranada

The year 2017 saw an “unprecedented” rise in deaths due to conflict in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) despite a decline in the number of violent conflict incidents, according to a report launched on Tuesday, October 2.

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Fewer but deadlier conflicts in Mindanao in 2017 under martial law: study

02 October 2018 ABS CBN online Christian Esguerra

Restricted access to firearms under martial law helped reduce violent incidents in Mindanao, but the region still recorded an “unprecedented” number of deaths last year, a new study released Tuesday showed.

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Urban religious violence spike in Bangsamoro - Study

02 October 2018 Business World Anna Gabriela A. Mogato

THE Bangsamoro region of Mindanao saw a spike in urban violence as well as inter- and intra- religious identity violence last year, a new report found. This, despite the drop in rebellion-related violence.

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Build Peace 2017: Dialogue on Information and Communication Technologies to Monitor Peace Agreements

31 July 2018 Medium Build Up

In a dialogue Information and communication technologies to monitor peace agreements, Nikki de la Rosa shares the use and importance of data on conflict and causes of violence, and participatory data collection to build trust among stakeholders.

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Muslim youth and women break fast together to fight discrimination, celebrate diversity through food

18 June 2018 Today Online Today Online [blogpost]

"That discrimination against Muslims will most likely be felt in urban centers outside of Sulu and Zamboanga," she said.

Tags: Women and Youth

Robin Padilla nakisalo sa mahigit 100 kabataan, kababaihan para sa Iftar

13 June 2018 ABS CBN Willard Cheng

She said Muslims within the two areas were safe from discrimination "because of the long history of good relations among the peoples of Sulu and Zamboanga."

Tags: Women and Youth

Final version of BBL holds fate of Mindanao peace process

10 June 2018 Rappler Carmela Fonbuela

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front seeks to restore deleted provisions in the Bangsamoro Basic Law, which implements a peace deal with the government. The final version also has to satisfy the Supreme Court and the people who will vote to accept or reject the new region in a plebiscite

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Fate of Mindanao peace process hangs on final version of BBL

10 June 2018 Rappler Rappler

Bangsamoro Transition Commission chairman Ghazali Jaafar on the prospects of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.

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BBL nearly cost Alvarez' post —solon

08 June 2018 Manila Standard Maricel Cruz

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez was almost unseated over a provision in the bill creating a Bangsamoro autonomous region that would have allowed the proposed region to expand its territory within 25 years, Tawi-Tawi Rep. Ruby Sahali said Thursday.

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