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MANILA, Philippines, May 18 (Eagle News) — According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, those who do not support the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) should take their complaints to the Supreme Court (SC). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, May 18 (OPAPP) — Congress should heed the voice of the majority of the people in the proposed core territory of the Bangsamoro who favor the replacement of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) government by the Bangsamoro. This was the appeal aired to Congress last Friday by government chief negotiator Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer as she attended a forum held at the University of the Philippines where Asia Foundation country director Steven Rood and […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to survey conducted by the Social Weather Station, one in five Filipinos agree with the framework agreement of the Bangsamoro entity as well as the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Moro National Liberation Front, under the leadership of its chairman, Datu Abul Khayr Alonto, that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is the only way to achieve peace in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Malacañang is happy with the positive acceptance of the residents of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The House of Representatives Panel on the Bangsamoro Basic Law postponed its voting regarding the said law to next week, in response to the requests of some members of the Ad-Hoc Committee on the BBL to be furnished copies of the amendments on the said law. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Various protest groups will conduct a mass action on May 11 to show their support for the Bangsamoro Basic Law. Said mass action aims to persuade the lawmakers to pass the said law without modifications, adding that a watered-down BBL is not enough to solve the problems in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
Malacañang has expressed its gratitude to the Peace Council for reviewing the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), and has called on lawmakers to give the Council’s report “due attention and consideration,” as they continue their deliberations on the draft law. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. thanked the Peace Council for “judiciously reviewing” the BBL and for consulting other stakeholders, such as Filipino Christians, Muslims, indigenous peoples, religious leaders, civil […]
MANILA, Philippines, May 5 (Eagle News) — The Senate Committee on Local Government received the report of the Citizens’ Peace Council regarding the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) as it continued its deliberation over said proposed law, particularly, questions regarding its constitutionality. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 4 — As Senate resumes its discussion on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) this week, the Palace is hopeful that both the Senate and the House of Representatives will consider passing it into law. “Umaasa po ang ating pamahalaan sa pangunguna ng Pangulo na bibigyang daan o aaprubahan ng magkabilang sangay ng lehislatura—ang Camara de Representantes at ang Senado—ang inihain na draft Bangsamoro Basic Law,” said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — According to the Ad-Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the hearing on the BBL may finish earlier and the voting on said law may be done earlier than scheduled. Said committee assured the public that it will not allow the unconstitutional provisions to pass. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 22 (Eagle News) — House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte assured the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that the Congress will consider the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) when the session of the Congress starts in May despite the issues facing said law. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
