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The Malacañang respects the view of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, wherein the Senator said that the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro between the Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is unconstitutional but according to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, every provisions of the said agreement is constitutional, further adding that every member of the Congress has the opportunity to review the Bangsamoro Basic Law once it is proposed.
According to Presidential Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte, the Palace has no plans to call for a Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council to quickly ratify the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte announced on Monday (February 10) that the Freedom of Information bill is one of the priority bills being pushed in Congress. He promised to have it passed by the end of his term. The announcement was made in the face of the slow progress of the FOI bill in Congress. Discussion in the House of Representatives of the FOI bill has not gone past the committee level. Another priority bill for […]
