Declared as a special non-working holiday by the president, the residents in the ARMM and the cities of Isabela and Cotabato votes in the plebiscite for the BOL. The law was ratified through a plebiscite for the core territories, namely Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi, component cities of Marawi and Lamitan, as well as Cotabato City for its inclusion.