In a petition for certiorari and prohibition filed before the Supreme Court, Governor Abdusakur Tan II of Sulu is questioning the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which seeks to establish the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Read more: FULL TEXT: Sulu gov's petition on the constitutionality of BOL
Officials of the government and the leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front as well as members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission urged residents of the proposed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to take part in the plebiscites early next year as the official campaign period for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law starts on Friday, December 7.
President Rodrigo Duterte announced Tuesday night that he had accepted the resignation of his high school classmate, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza, after he fired an Undersecretary and a Director in Dureza’s office due to corruption.
Read more: Duterte fires OPAPP execs for corruption; Dureza resigns, takes “full responsibility”
The Province of Lanao del Sur has launched its Technical Working Group on Countering and Preventing Violent Extremism. The province is now looking forward to implement programs and projects to counter and transform violent extremism.
Read more: IN PICTURES: Lanao del Sur TWG on Countering and Preventing Violent Extremism launched
The Department of Budget and Management has identified fund sourcing for the plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which would require P857 million, the country’s poll chief said Tuesday | ABS-CBN News
Read more: Bangsamoro plebiscite gets P857M funding: Comelec chief