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(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) – Two committees of the House of Representatives approved on Monday, April 16, House Bill 6475, which was based on the recommendation of the Bangsamoro Transition Council. The House special committee on peace, unity and reconciliation, and the committee on Muslim affairs voted to pass the bill authored by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, but the committee on local government rejected the same. On May 15, the House panels will meet again to determine whether […]
(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 […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Thursday thanked the government for supporting and promoting the passage of a Bangsamoro Basic Law. MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, who held a dialogue with Senators Sonny Angara, chairman of the committee on local government; Juan Miguel Zubiri, JV Ejercito and Risa Hontiveros in their camp in Sultan Kudarat Maguindanao, also expressed hope that the measure, once passed, will not suffer the […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon on Tuesday said that war in Marawi may break out again if Congress does not pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law. In fact, Esperon, who spoke during a Senate hearing on the proposed BBL, said that the “threat of violent extremism and radicalization looms even larger” in Mindanao if certain issues were not addressed. He said so far, some individuals were already taking advantage of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday warned of a war in Mindanao if the federalism and the Bangsamoro Basic Law bids fail. Speaking at the launch of the Overseas Filipino Workers bank, Duterte said that the Moros–who have long experienced “historical injustices”— have, after all, already waited for the longest time for the promises given to them to be fulfilled. “I can assure you, mamili kayo. Hindi ko na ma-control ‘yan and at […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senators raised doubts the Bangsamoro Basic Law could be passed by the end of this year, even if President Rodrigo Duterte calls for a special session of Congress. “Not even a special session can fast-track it to be passed into law this year. It contains 289 sections that hearings alone can take so much time,” Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Tuesday. He added the proposed budget […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, November 27 attended the very first Bangsamoro Assembly in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao where he pushed for an all-inclusive peace talks in Mindanao. The President faced an estimated one million Muslims who presented their manifesto asking for the quick passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Congress. In his speech, President Duterte said he is urging Congress to work for the swift passage of […]
