Several Muslim groups gather in front of Congress to stage mass actions in support of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
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No deadline on Bangsamoro Basic Law
The leadership of the House of Representatives said on Tuesday that it has yet to decide on the deadline for the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. “I’m not yet sure if we can pass it before the break,” Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said in a text message to reporter Maricel Cruz, referring to the March 19 recess of Congress. The senators earlier agreed to finish the committee hearings on the bill before the […]
Senate pushing for BBL this February
The Senate is pushing for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before the end of February.
Bangsamoro Basic Law to be translated in the Filipino
A forum was conducted regarding the technical translation of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. Said forum also opened the idea of translating other laws in Filipino.
Bangsamoro vital to 2015 ASEAN integration
PAGADIAN CITY, Dec. 3 — The passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be crucial to the participation of the Philippines in the anticipated economic integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2015. “It is important for us to ensure the security and stability of Mindanao, because geographically, it is our gateway to our ASEAN neighbors,” said Undersecretary Jose Lorena of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process […]
House Ad Hoc Committee postpones approval of Bangsamoro Basic Law
The House Ad-Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro will not be able to meet its current timetable due to the required widespread consultation, thus said committee postponed the plenary deliberation of the Bangsamoro Basic Law to February 2015.
Aquino pushes again for passage of Bangsamoro Basic Law
(Eagle News Service) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday pushed for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Congress that would establish the Bangsamoro as a political entity. In his speech during the 2014 Philippines Development Forum on Bangsamoro in Davao City, President Aquino urged Davaoeños to make their voices hear so that the bill on Bangsamoro would be passed. “At this point, I believe all of us are duty-bound to make our […]
Lawmaker advise careful deliberation of BBL
Isabela representative Rodito Albano said that the Congress should carefully deliberate before passing the Bangsamoro Basic Law which will create a Bangsamoro entity which will replace the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, saying that it may be the basis of other autonomous entities in the country.
Bangsamoro Basic Law, guaranteed not to be dismissed by SC
Cagayan De Oro representative Rufus Rodriguez, chairman of the ad-hoc committee that will study the Bangsamoro Basic Law guaranteed that it will not be trashed by the Supreme Court. Rodriguez said that they will go to the affected areas in Mindanao to consult their position regarding the formation of the Bangsamor region, so that they’ll not be faced with the issue of lack of consultation. The committee has conducted an organizational meeting, where one of […]
EU supports Bangsamoro Basic Law
European Commission President Manuel Barroso expressed his support on the peace process in Mindanao. Barroso expressed his support during his meeting with President Aquino in the European Commission headquarters in Belgium. EU will give 106 million euros or 6, 148, 000, 000 billion pesos for the development of Mindanao. Barroso also commended Aquino on the signing of the final peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front as well as the creation of the draft […]
Bangsamoro Basic Law
The Congress has already formed the ad-hoc committee that will screen the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. Bayan Muna party-list representative Carlos Zarate said that the committee is composed of 75 members from the majority and minority. The committee will conduct and supervised the public hearings on the BBL. Possible topics in the committee discussions will include the differences between the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro, the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the […]
Pnoy assures that BBL is constitutional
President Aquino assured the public that the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law is constitutional.
