President Benigno Aquino III will endorse the final and mutually acceptable draft of Bangsamoro Basic Law to Philippine Congress for enactment into law. In a statement by Secretary Teresita Quitos Deles, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, she said that the endorsement by President Aquino of the BBL was confirmed in a meeting between the President and MILF Chair Murad Ebrahim held last Thursday, 4 September, in Malacanang.
In the said meeting, Chairman Murad was accompanied by MILF panel and Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) Chair Mohagher Iqbal while the President was joined by several cabinet members, led by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr., and GPH panel chair Miriam Coronel-Ferrer.
On September 6 to 7, the BTC held special sessions at Mt. Mayon Function Room, BSA Twin Towers Condotel, Mandaluyong City, to review the final version of the draft bill which is a result of several meetings between Secretary Ochoa and Chairman Iqbal. The BTC will submit a transmittal letter of the draft BBL to the Office of the President. The letter was signed by all BTC members at about 4:00PM on September 7.
Secretary Deles said that, “The President has decided to personally submit the completed draft to Congress to highlight the importance of the proposed legislative measure”. “The BBL tops the list of priority administration bills which was submitted by the Office of the President to Congress two days after the President's State of the Nation Address”, she further said.
A ceremonial turn-over of the draft BBL will be held on Wednesday, 10 September, at 10:00 AM in Malacañang. The President Aquino will personally hand over the draft BBL to Senate President Franklin M. Drilon and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., who will lead their respective delegations to receive the draft bill. The ceremony will be attended by Chair Mohagher Iqbal, BTC Commissioners and members of both negotiating panels.
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On September 6 to 7, the BTC held special sessions at Mt. Mayon Function Room, BSA Twin Towers Condotel, Mandaluyong City, to review the final version of the draft bill which is a result of several meetings between Secretary Ochoa and Chairman Iqbal. The BTC will submit a transmittal letter of the draft BBL to the Office of the President. The letter was signed by all BTC members at about 4:00PM on September 7.
Secretary Deles said that, “The President has decided to personally submit the completed draft to Congress to highlight the importance of the proposed legislative measure”. “The BBL tops the list of priority administration bills which was submitted by the Office of the President to Congress two days after the President's State of the Nation Address”, she further said.
A ceremonial turn-over of the draft BBL will be held on Wednesday, 10 September, at 10:00 AM in Malacañang. The President Aquino will personally hand over the draft BBL to Senate President Franklin M. Drilon and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., who will lead their respective delegations to receive the draft bill. The ceremony will be attended by Chair Mohagher Iqbal, BTC Commissioners and members of both negotiating panels.
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