in february 2019, the second round of the plebiscite was held in the province of lanao del norte and some towns in north cotabato. the plebiscite resulted in the inclusion of 63 of 67 barangays in north cotabato which participated. it also resulted in the rejection from the province of lanao del norte against the bid of 6 of its muslim-majority towns to join the bangsamoro, despite the 6 towns (baloi, munai, nunungan, pantar, tagoloan and tangcal) opting to join the bangsamoro by a sheer majority with one town even voting for inclusion by 100%. a major camp of the milf was within the muslim areas of lanao del norte.