Monday, August 18, 2014

President Aquino to concentrate on draft BBL: Secretary Coloma

Posted to the MILF Website (Aug 18): President Aquino to concentrate on draft BBL: Secretary Coloma

A report by ABS-CBN said on Sunday, August 17 that, President Benigno Aquino III will focus his attention in reviewing the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) once it is submitted to him on Monday, August 18.
  
Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in an interview by DZRB that, “It is in view of the timetable set by the government for the elections of officials of the Bangsamoro Political Entity to coincide with the 2016 elections”.

“Bibigyan ito ng Pangulo ng prayoridad na atensyon upang maihain sa Kongreso ang draft Bangsamoro Basic Law sa lalong madaling panahon, alinsunod sa roadmap at timetable para sa ganap na pagtatatag ng Bangsamoro Trasitional Assembly, at ang paghahalal ng mga opisyal ng Bangsamoro Political Entity kasabay sa pambansang halalan sa 2016,” he said.

This means that by the first quarter of 2015, a Bangsamoro Transitional Assembly should already be in place.

“Ito ay magaganap kung makapapasa sa plebisito ang Bangsamoro Basic Law na inaasahan din nating ipapasa ng ating Kongreso. So mula po doon sa ultimate goal sa 2016, doon po ‘yung pagtataya ng mga timeline na atin pong tinitingnan,” Coloma said.

The GPH and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace panels ended their workshops on August 10, the contents of the draft BBL crafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) but diluted by Malacañang legal team.

In a joint statement, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. and BTC Chair Mohagher Iqbal said: “The parties have agreed that the resolutions arrived at by both parties will be incorporated into the final draft Basic Bangsamoro Law that will be prepared and submitted to President Benigno S. Aquino III.”

The BBL is an urgent measure that Malacañang asked Congress to give priority among other urgent bills.

“Prayoridad na programa ang nais na maipasa sa hanay ng kasaysayan na makapagtatag tayo ng Bangsamoro Political Entity… Deka-dekada na ang lumipas at binibilang doon sa pagpupunyagi na makamit ‘yung kaunlaran sa Kamindanawan, at isang malaking bahagi nito ‘yung estabilidad at kaayusan at kaunlaran doon sa lugar na sinasakupan ng Bangsamoro,” Coloma said.
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