Philippines holds referendum for Muslim autonomy in troubled south

Minority Muslims in the southern Philippines cast votes on Monday in a long-awaited referendum on autonomy, the culmination of a peace process to end decades of separatist conflict in a region plagued by poverty, banditry and Islamist extremism.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2S0eJxZ

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