Tag: Bangsamoro Basic Law

49 pulis, idineploy para sa seguridad ng BOL plebiscite

(Eagle News) — Nagpadala ng apatnaput-siyam na pulis ang Misamis Occidental Provincial Police Office sa Lanao del Norte kaugnay ng ikalawang plebisito para sa ratipikasyon ng Bangsamoro Organic Law. Ang send-off ceremony ay pinangunahan nina Police Senior Supt. Danilo Tumanda, acting director ng Misamis Occidental Provincial Police Office at Police Supt. Lemuel Gonda, commander ng 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company. Ang nasabing mga pulis ay tutulong sa pagpapanatili ng kaayusan at kapayapaan sa anim na […]

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Pangulong Duterte, igagalang ang desisyon ng publiko sa BOL – Malacañang

(Eagle News) — Tiniyak naman ng Malacañang na igagalang ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang magiging desisyon ng taong bayan sa Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Pahayag ito ng Palasyo isang linggo bago ang plebisito sa ilang bahagi ng Mindanao kung raratipikahan o hindi ang BOL. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, tiyak na susunod ang Pangulo anuman ang nais ng publiko na sakop ng naturang batas. Kung sa tingin aniya ng Pangulo na kailangang ikampanya niya […]

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AFP Chief Madrigal, nangako na magiging mapayapa ang plebisito ng BOL

(Eagle News) — Nangako si Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Lieutenant General Benjamin Madrigal Jr., na maisasagawa ng mapayapa ang nalalapit na plebisito para sa pagpapatibay ng  Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Ayon kay Madrigal, buo ang kanilang suporta sa pagsasagawa ng plebisito ngayong buwan. Sapat din aniya ang tropa na idedeploy sa ground para magkaloob ng seguridad. Ang plebisito ng BOL ay isasagawa sa Enero 21 para sa mga botante sa mga lugar […]

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UPDATED: Bicam conference committee approves proposed Bangsamoro measure

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The bicameral conference committee approved on Wednesday night the reconciled version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. The Senate and the House of Representatives are expected to ratify the approved version of the reconciled Senate  Bill 1717 and House Bill 6475  before July 24, the day President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to hold his third State of the Nation Address. He is then expected to sign the measure into law. […]

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Drilon: BBL is “proof” federalism, amending Constitution are not needed to achieve self-governance

(Eagle News)– Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, July 18, said Charter Change or federalism were not needed to achieve “self-governance.” Drilon told reporters the BBL, after all, in itself already grants the same. “(It)  is proof we do not need federalism or amending the Constitution in order to achieve self governance or the benefits of federalism that (are) being presented to the people,” he said. He said the BBL would  “give extensive power” […]

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Mga hurisdiksyon ng BBL, patuloy na hinihimay – Cong. Lobregat

(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ni 1st District Zamboanga City Congressman Celso Lobregat na pabor siya sa Bangsamoro Basic Law. Kailangan lamang aniyang masusing himay-himayin pa ang nilalaman ng nasabing panukala upang matiyak na ito ay naaayon sa Saligang Batas. Isa aniya sa mahigpit na pinagtatalunan dito ay ang partisipasyon ng anim na munisipalidad sa Lanao Del Norte, kung saan magkaiba ang bersyon ng mababa at mataas na kapulungan ng Kongreso. “Sinasabi sa Constitution na you […]

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Bicameral panel strikes down anti-political dynasty provision in proposed BBL

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The bicameral conference committee tasked to reconcile Congress versions of the Bangsamoro Basic Law has dropped the provision against political dynasties. According to Senator Francis Escudero, the joint panel dropped Article VII Section 15 of the Senate’s version of the BBL. The provision says that “no party representative should be related within the second (2nd) civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to a district representative or another party representative […]

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Members of Senate, House meet to reconcile versions of BBL

  (Eagle News) — Members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate met in a bicameral conference committee meeting on Monday, July 9, to reconcile their versions of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. Twenty-nine senators and congressmen trooped to a hotel in Ortigas to attend the five-day meeting aimed at ensuring the passage of the law President Rodrigo Duterte has said would bring lasting peace in Mindanao. “Napag-agreehan naman na yung mga madaling provisions […]

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Zubiri says some “political clans” out to derail passage of BBL

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday, June 7, revealed there were “political clans” that wanted to derail the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. He said as soon as Congress approves the measure and President Rodrigo Duterte signs it into law, several groups will therefore question its legality before the Supreme Court. “There are certain groups that don’t want to see this approved because this would change […]

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Senator Villar: BTC’s proposed annual IRA for Bangsamoro reduced in approved BBL versions of Senate, House

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The annual internal revenue allotment of the Bangsamoro has been reduced in the approved  versions of the Bangsamoro Basic Law of the Senate and the House of Representatives. According to Senator Cynthia Villar, from the 6 percent of the net national revenue collection of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs proposed by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, or P72 billion, the yearly IRA of the Bangsamoro in […]

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Palace “pleased” with Senate, House passage of BBL versions

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, May 31, lauded the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. “We are pleased that both houses passed their respective versions of the BBL. The certification was a signal that the President considers the BBL as absolutely indispensable in the search for peace in Mindanao,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. He said Malacanang was also “pleased that both houses of Congress […]

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Senate approves proposed BBL on third and final reading

Fails to pass P1.16-billion proposed  Dengvaxia supplemental budget By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law which President Rodrigo Duterte said would provide lasting peace in Mindanao hurdled the Senate on the last day of session. The measure garnered a unanimous vote from the senators, who all voted except for Senator Manny Pacquiao, who was in General Santos at that time, and Leila de Lima, who is detained in Camp Crame over […]

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