Will Palace miss deadline on Bangsamoro law?

From ABS-CBN (May 30): Will Palace miss deadline on Bangsamoro law?

Congress is just one week away from adjourning its 1st regular session, but Malacañang is still reviewing the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law.

"Ang pinagtutuunan ng pansin ng legal staff ng Tanggapan ng Pangulo ay 'yung pagsusuri sa mga probisyon ng Bangsamoro Basic Law upang matiyak na ito ay naaayon sa Konstitusyon at maaaring maisabatas sa dalawang kamara ng ating Kongreso," Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said.

Coloma said the Palace is aware of the sense of urgency that accompanies the bill, which is meant to institutionalize the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) that the government signed with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in March to end the decades-old Muslim secessionist movement in Mindanao.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte previously said Malacañang intends to submit the bill to Congress in June to allow it to enact the bill by the end of the year.

In turn, this will allow the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to hold a plebiscite in the Bangsamoro areas early next year.

Congress, however, adjourns sine die next week.

"Alam din nila na mayroong urgency ang pagpapasa nito dahil sa nakatakdang—naitakdang timetable doon sa ating roadmap to achieving the full fruition of the Bangsamoro political entity. Kaya ginagawa ng legal staff ng Tanggapan ng Pangulo ang nararapat para magampanan ang kanilang tungkulin sa pagsusuri at pag-aaral nitong Bangsamoro Basic Law, draft bill, bago ito maihain sa Pangulo para ang Pangulo naman ang magpasya hinggil dito at pagkatapos ng kanyang pagpapasya ay maisumite naman ito sa Kongreso," Coloma said.

He pointed out that even as the bill is still being finalized by the executive, Congress is also doing its work.

"Ang ating mga mambabatas sa Kongreso ay nagsasagawa na rin ng kanilang preparasyon, nag-aaral na rin sila ng iba't ibang probisyon ng Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, at patuloy naman ang ating pagsisikap na maganap ito sa takdang panahon para masunod pa rin 'yung itinakdang timetable," he said.
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