Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Palace: Gov’t committed to ensuring passage of Bangsamoro Basic Law

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 4): Palace: Gov’t committed to ensuring passage of Bangsamoro Basic Law 

Malacanang on Wednesday said the government remains committed to ensuring that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will pass Congressional approval.

Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the draft bill on the creation of the Bangsamoro region is still under study by its legal team.

“Talagang binubusisi lang ang draft BBL (the draft bill is really being scrutinized) but the commitment is still we want to make sure that this will pass Congressional approval,” he said in a Palace press briefing.

Lacierda said President Benigno S. Aquino III recently received in Malacanang Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman, who attended the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

“So all the instances (indicated that) expectations were increasing for this peace process. Eventually, nagkaroon tayo ng pirmahan (for the agreement),” he noted.

The government has said the legal team of the Office of the President (OP) and the Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel are currently reviewing the draft BBL with respect to its constitutionality so it can be passed to Congress for approval within this year.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=650175

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