Federalism is dead
"First things first." Last week, before the plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Basic Law, President Duterte said Filipinos were ...
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Marawi mayor pleads for BOL ‘fighting chance’
Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra on Wednesday said the Bangsamoro Organic Law “must be given a fighting chance by all ...
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Where is change?
"This year will be a year of reckoning for Mr. Duterte." Toward the end of last year I ...
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BOL wins over 79% of Muslims, says SWS
Most of the Muslims it polled favored the approval of the Bangsamoro Organic Law in the plebiscite, according to the ...
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Striking a balance
A plebiscite was held Monday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City and Cotabato City. There will be ...
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The Bangsamoro parliamentary system
"This is the first time the Philippines will be experimenting with such a system of government at any level." ...
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MILF faction threatened Cotabato, mayor says
A commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front warned that “there will be consequences” for those who voted against Cotabato ...
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