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More areas at stake in today’s Bangsamoro vote

06 February 2019 Business World Marifi S. Jara, Tajallih S. Basman and Gillian M. Cortez

Two provinces in two regions in Mindanao stand to lose parts of their areas as towns and villages cast their votes on Wednesday on whether or not to be part of the new Bangsamoro region.

Tags: Bangsamoro

Lanao, NoCot youth anticipate joining BARMM: survey

06 February 2019 PNA Christine Cudis

Majority of the youth voting in Wednesday's Bangsamoro plebiscite will allow six Lanao del Norte towns and 67 North Cotabato barangays to be included in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), survey results showed.

Tags: Bangsamoro

Gov't readies amnesty for MILF fighters under peace deal

06 February 2019 ABS-CBN Christian Esguerra

The Philippine government is working on an amnesty package as the country’s largest Muslim rebel group prepares to decommission its weapons and govern a new autonomous region in the conflict-torn south.

Tags: Bangsamoro

Bombings haunt BOL vote, 3k troops deploy

06 February 2019 Manila Standard Francisco Tuyay, Vito Barcelo with reports from Rio Araja and PNA

The news article details bombing incidents at the eve of the BOL plebiscite in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato as well as the preparations and response of security personnel.

Tags: Bangsamoro

4,000 troops to guard 2nd BOL plebiscite

06 February 2019 The Manila Times Depsey Reyes and William Depasupil TMT w/ reports from Divine de la Cruz

SOME 4,000 soldiers will be deployed to secure the second plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato today, Wednesday.

Tags: Bangsamoro

Youth vote for Bangsamoro assured in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato says group

06 February 2019 MindaNews MindaNews

Seventy to 80 percent of the young voters in the February 6 Bangsamoro plebiscite will allow six Lanao del Norte towns and 67 North Cotabato barangays to be included in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), International Alert Philippines (IA) said.

Tags: Bangsamoro

Lanao, NoCot youth anticipate joining BARMM: survey

05 February 2019 PNA Christine Cudis

Majority of the youth voting in Wednesday's Bangsamoro plebiscite will allow six Lanao del Norte towns and 67 North Cotabato barangays to be included in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), survey results showed.

Tags: Bangsamoro

Gov’t readies amnesty for MILF fighters under peace deal

05 February 2019 ABS-CBN Christian Esguerra

The Philippine government is working on an amnesty package as the country’s largest Muslim rebel group prepares to decommission its weapons and govern a new autonomous region in the conflict-torn south.

Tags: Bangsamoro

High school studes wear headscarves

04 February 2019 Manila Standard Manila Standard

Senior high school students of Taguig National High School wore the Hijab (head covering) for a day in solidarity with Muslim women and girls.

Tags: Women and Youth

Most youth in Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato favor BARMM inclusion – survey

04 February 2019 Rappler Sofia Tomacruz

Tags: Bangsamoro

Peace advocate: Discrimination is felt in urban centers in Mindanao

01 February 2019 ANC Early Edition Interview with Christian Esguerra

Those behind Jolo bombing aims to drive a wedge between Christians and Muslims but they will not be succesful because of the sturdy relations among people of different faiths. The effect will mostly be felt in urban areas outside the area where there will be a spike in discrimination against Muslims.

Tags: Women and Youth

Advocate: Muslim women, children most vulnerable to discrimination

01 February 2019 ANC Early Edition Interview with Christian Esguerra

Peace advocate: Some even change their Muslim-sounding names to be considered for job interviews.

Tags: Women and Youth

Why do Muslim women wear hijabs?

01 February 2019 ABS CBN News ABS CBN News

Several Muslim women in the country celebrated "World Hijab Day" by lending their head wraps to members of other religions in a bid to educate others about the kind of discrimination they face by practicing their faith.

Tags: Women and Youth

Group wary of discrimination vs Muslims in urban areas after Mindanao bombings

01 February 2019 ABS CBN News ABS CBN News

International Alert Philippines Project Officer for Women and Youth Program Nina Bahjin Imlan told ANC's Early Edition that Muslims in cities outside Sulu and Zamboanga, the site of recent bombings of worship sites, would likely experience discrimination.

Tags: Women and Youth

Group wary of discrimination vs Muslims in urban areas after Mindanao bombings

01 February 2019 ABS CBN News Online ABS CBN News

Muslims in urban areas may face discrimination after Islamic State-inspired terrorists were tagged in the deadly bombings in Mindanao, a peace-building organization said Friday.

Tags: Bangsamoro

Violent extremism in Mindanao

01 February 2019 Manila Standard (Opinion) Ernesto M. Hilario

The latest survey by International Alert Philippines, a peace-building non-government organization, showed that 71 percent of the youth in Lanao del Norte are in favor of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

Tags: Bangsamoro

A mother's pain: no more calls from Jolo

31 January 2019 Manila Bulletin Zea Capistrano

Feature story about the grief of Aida Ayoman mother of Private First Class Alizon Ayoman who died at the Jolo bombing.

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Mosque attack kills 2 in southern Philippines

30 January 2019 UCANews Joe Torres

Two people were killed and four others wounded in a grenade attack on a mosque in the southern Philippines on Jan. 30, three days after a deadly bombing at a Catholic cathedral in a nearby province.

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INTERNATIONAL ALERT PHILIPPINES: Protect the gains of peace in hopeful yet fragile conditions

29 January 2019 MindaNews MindaNews

Press statement of International Alert on the Jolo, Sulu twin bombings

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Christians Muslims in Mindanao respond to challenges of post-Jolo cathedral blasts

29 January 2019 MindaNews Carolyn Arguillas

The high level of interfaith dialogues in Mindanao is a major factor in ensuring Christians, Muslims and Lumads are able to rise to the challenges they are facing in the post Jolo cathedral bombings, the anger and pain notwithstanding, Christian and Muslim religious leaders said.

Tags: Bangsamoro