Malacanang
on Wednesday said the government may still have sufficient time to put in place
the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) even with the passage of the draft
Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) by the first quarter of 2015.
“I
think at first quarter, you would have a plebiscite and then you would have the
BTA. Now, it comes to a question of capacitating the governance institutions
and the governance resources in the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity. That would be
emphasized more as we draw near to 2016,” said Presidential Spokesperson Edwin
Lacierda said in a Palace press briefing.
BTA
is the body that will serve as the temporary mechanism for the leadership in
the Bangsamoro during the transition process.
Lacierda
stressed this in response to a statement of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte
Jr. that Congress may not be able to meet its deadline to pass the BBL by
December amid delay in the submission of the draft of the proposed law.
Nevertheless,
Lacierda expressed optimism that the government of the Philippines (GPH) and
the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) could expedite the process.
He
said both parties are now in discussion to ensure they forge a common BBL.
“They’re
working hard on submitting it as soon as possible... It creates a concern on
capacity building when it is not submitted on time and it is not in accordance
with the timetable,” Lacierda said.
The
Palace earlier said it hopes Congress to pass the bill before the year ends.
“Everyone
is conscious of the fact that this is an important measure from government and
therefore, this should be attended to as soon as it is submitted to Congress
for deliberation,” he added.
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