The Office of the President (OP) may not be able to submit to Philippine Congress the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) as the latter will adjourn next week and the measure is still being fine-tuned by the legal team of the Palace to ensure that every provision adheres to the Constitution.
The BBL was supposedly transmitted to Congress on May 5 but the Office of the President failed to meet its deadline.
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters yesterday, June 2 that the BBL is “not being watered-down” and assured the people that the, “ BBL is not being delayed, only that they were being careful”.
Lacierda also said the draft basic law, submitted to the Office of the President on April 14, is still being evaluated and studied by the Palace legal team.
The bill that was crafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) would pave the way for the replacement of the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with a new political entity called Bangsamoro under a ministerial form of government.
Congress adjourns June 14 and resumes sessions on July 28 for President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address or SONA.
The Palace and the Commission on Elections earlier said the bill should be enacted into law this year to give them enough time to prepare for the 2016 elections.
Asked why it was taking so long, Lacierda said “it’s the evaluation of the bill itself.”
“They have to go through each and every provision just to be sure that it is in sync with all the agreements made,” Lacierda said.
The drafting of the law came after the issuance of Executive Order No. 120 in late part of 2012 by President Benigno Aquino III which created the BTC. The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed a Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on March 27 at the ground of the Presidential Palace in the presence of foreign diplomats, government officials, MILF officials, representatives from international and local non-government organization and other development partners.
Lacierda assured MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal that the bill would reflect the CAB and its annexes.
Lacierda said he could not discuss the contentious points because he was not part of the review committee.
He said they want the proposed law to stand judicial scrutiny, especially since there were criticisms that it is unconstitutional.
“To a large extent, we want to make sure that when it goes to Congress, it will be as smooth as possible,” Lacierda said. (Source :PhilStar, June 3, 2014)
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Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters yesterday, June 2 that the BBL is “not being watered-down” and assured the people that the, “ BBL is not being delayed, only that they were being careful”.
Lacierda also said the draft basic law, submitted to the Office of the President on April 14, is still being evaluated and studied by the Palace legal team.
The bill that was crafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) would pave the way for the replacement of the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with a new political entity called Bangsamoro under a ministerial form of government.
Congress adjourns June 14 and resumes sessions on July 28 for President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address or SONA.
The Palace and the Commission on Elections earlier said the bill should be enacted into law this year to give them enough time to prepare for the 2016 elections.
Asked why it was taking so long, Lacierda said “it’s the evaluation of the bill itself.”
“They have to go through each and every provision just to be sure that it is in sync with all the agreements made,” Lacierda said.
The drafting of the law came after the issuance of Executive Order No. 120 in late part of 2012 by President Benigno Aquino III which created the BTC. The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed a Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on March 27 at the ground of the Presidential Palace in the presence of foreign diplomats, government officials, MILF officials, representatives from international and local non-government organization and other development partners.
Lacierda assured MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal that the bill would reflect the CAB and its annexes.
Lacierda said he could not discuss the contentious points because he was not part of the review committee.
He said they want the proposed law to stand judicial scrutiny, especially since there were criticisms that it is unconstitutional.
“To a large extent, we want to make sure that when it goes to Congress, it will be as smooth as possible,” Lacierda said. (Source :PhilStar, June 3, 2014)
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