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(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 30, approved on third and final reading a proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. The substitute to House Bill 6475 was approved on third reading since it was certified as urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte. Earlier, the House passed the measure on second reading, with a vote of 226-11, with two lawmakers abstaining. The President has also certified as urgent the Senate’s counterpart of the law. Presidential Spokesperson Harry […]
(Eagle News) — Nakipagpulong si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga mambabatas at sa transition group na gumawa ng panukalang Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, magkahiwalay na kinausap ni Pangulong Duterte sina Senate President Vicente Sotto III, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez at ang Bangsamoro Transition Commission para sa pagtalakay sa proposed measure. Gayunman, hindi na idinetalye ni Roque ang napag-usapan sa nasabing mga pulong. Kasunod ito ng paghimok ng mga mambabatas […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will meet Congress leaders and members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission to discuss ways on how to reconcile contentious provisions in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. According to House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, apart from him, Congress leaders to be present in the meeting later on Monday, May 28, were Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Senate President Tito Sotto III and Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri. “Yung mga contentious portions, we agreed […]
(Eagle News) — The ratification of the Bangamoro Basic Law (BBL) could help achieve the much-hoped for peace in Mindanao, especially among the Moros. This was according to political analyst Professor Ramon Casiple as House leaders urged President Rodrigo Duterte to certify the proposed bill as urgent before Congress adjourns on May 30. If the proposed bill is certified as urgent by the President, it can be approved on second and third reading in just […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service House leaders have asked President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as urgent a measure that seeks to provide for a Bangsamoro Basic Law and to abolish the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In asking Duterte to make the certification on House Bill 6475, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and House Majority leader Rodolfo Farinas said they aimed to pass the measure on third reading “before the sine die adjournment of Congress on […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as urgent a bill that seeks to abolish the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and provides for a Bangsamoro entity instead. In a May 21 letter to the President, the Senate, through Senate President Tito Sotto and Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, asked that the President issue such a certification on Senate Bill No. 1717. According to the senators, who coursed their […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will certify as urgent the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law “anytime soon.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the comment a day after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said they may ask the chief executive to issue the certification on House Bill 6475 to ensure the measure’s speedy passage. HB 6475 consolidates all other BBL proposals. “I cannot absolutely guarantee that the version of the House will be certified because I haven’t seen […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives leadership is slated to meet with members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission on Tuesday, May 22. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez told reporters this was to thresh out the lawmakers’ concerns about a proposed version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. “Kinakailangan kasama rin sila para hindi na masyadong maging problema sa plenary,” Alvarez said after an all-party caucus also aimed at resolving such issues. Even then, Alvarez expressed confidence the House […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, May 16, hailed the joint House committees’ approval of the panel report on the administration’s version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. “The President has expressed his support and commitment to the Bangsamoro Basic Law as a significant step towards our quest for real and lasting peace in Mindanao,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement a day after the approval of the report on House Bill 6475 by […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte met with members of the Bangsamoro Transition Committee and Moro Islamic Liberation Front leaders on Tuesday night. The President’s Davao meeting which also saw members of the government negotiating panel present took place a day after he said he was “worried” about what would happen if the Bangsamoro Basic Law was passed. “Would it do well to mix it all in one pot? Meaning to say, are you Joloanos […]
(Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Thursday said that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) should be “open to changes.” In a statement, he said this was to allow the Bangsamoro autonomy to “evolve by abandoning its mistakes and strengthening its positive aspects.” “We recommend that lawmakers should look at past experiences in devolving certain basic services to learn from them and take into consideration these lessons when crafting the BBL,” Dominguez said. […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday said he would push for the inclusion of a provision prohibiting political dynasties in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, a proposal a former Chief Justice said could be a “very good experiment.” “I am open to discuss the extent of the prohibition, but the anti-dynasty principle must be embodied in the BBL,” Drilon said in a statement. At a Senate hearing on […]
