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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.

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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."

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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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HINILING | MILF, nais makilahok sa bicameral conference committee na bubuo sa pinal na bersyon panukalang BBL

08 June 2018 RMN News Nationwide: The Sound Of The Nation RMN News Nationwide: The Sound Of The Nation

Hiniling ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) na payagan silang makilahok sa bicameral conference committee na bubuo sa pinal na bersiyon ng panukalang Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

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The ANC Brief: June 8, 2018

08 June 2018 ABS CBN News ABS CBN News

The MILF warned it will stop decommissioning its armed forces if the Bangsamoro Basic Law is not passed. MILF Vice Chair Ghazali Jaafar also cautioned against a “useless” BBL. Lawmakers already gave assurances the BBL would be ready by the President’s next SONA in July.

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Congress urged to pass peace deal-compliant BBL

08 June 2018 The Philippine Star Jose Rodel Clapano

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday urged Congress to ensure that it would pass a Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that is compliant with the 2014 peace agreement between the government and the rebels.

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Senate will stand firm on BBL changes—Zubiri

08 June 2018 Inquirer Inquirer

With political clans from Mindanao expected to challenge the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in the Supreme Court, the Senate must make sure that the measure complies with the 1987 Constitution, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said.

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Dureza: Fight for BBL not yet over

07 June 2018 Manila Bulletin Francis Wakefield

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Proceas (OPAPP) Secretary Jesus Dureza assured the key stakeholders of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that Congress will work on a single version of the law that conforms to the Constitution.

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MILF: ‘No BBL, no troop decommissioning’

07 June 2018 ABS CBN Christian Esguerra

A Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader on Thursday warned that his group would not decomission its forces if no Bangsamoro Basic Law is passed.

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Lawmakers flag resistance in Mindanao to BBL

07 June 2018 Business World Camille A. Aguinaldo and Charmaine A. Tadalan

Tawi-Tawi Representative Ruby M. Sahali, for her part, claimed that Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez effectively risked his leadership by supporting a provision for a continuing plebiscite on inclusion in the BBL, which she said other lawmakers from Mindanao opposed.

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Speaker Alvarez nearly lost post over plebiscite row in BBL: solon

07 June 2018 ABS CBN News Christian Esguerra

Disagreements over a contentious provision allowing the proposed Bangsamoro region to expand its territory within 25 years almost cost Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez his post, a congressional leader said Thursday.

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