11.   A plebiscite will then determine how many of the provinces want to join an existing four-province autonomous government.

12.   A plebiscite then will determine how many of the provinces want to join an existing four-province autonomous government.

13.   A plebiscite will then be held to determine how many of the provinces want to join the four already within the autonomous government.

14.   A referendum will then determine how many of the provinces join an existing four-province autonomous government.

15.   After that, elections will be held for an autonomous government in provinces that opt to join it.

16.   After three years each province will decide whether to join a new autonomous government and elections will be held.

17.   Basilan provincial Gov. Gerry Sallapudin, a former front leader, was quoted as saying any such autonomous government should be ratified by a plebiscite.

18.   Backed by Manila, he was elected governor of a Muslim autonomous regional government in the south that year.

19.   But Yan said a plebiscite must be held again to determine how many provinces will be covered by a new autonomous government.

20.   Dagudag said the security guards were hired by the autonomous Muslim regional government under former Gov. Nur Misuari.