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Amir Mawallil

Bangsamoro autonomy vote proves peaceful, apart from a grenade

President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration hopes that granting greater autonomy to the region can end a violent, decades-long separatist movement

In an attempt to end militant violence that has claimed more than 120,000 lives over five decades, Duterte signs over parts of the country to sharia law and allows them to keep most of their collected taxes.

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