On March 13, Friday, Atty.Christian Monsod , surviving framer of the 1987 Constitution said that the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) provides the proposed new political entity Bangsamoro with just enough powers for self-determination within the bounds of the Constitution.
He said that those who claim that the BBL provides “excessive powers” are wrong and that they were tying themselves with the “base and meaning of the words.”
“When we look at the BBL, we must look at the vision, spirit, core principles… If we are going to have a new social order as mandated by the 1987 Constitution, then we must start with these areas (Muslim Mindanao and Cordilleras) that are most failure in terms of human development, oppression and neglect for centuries… because of armed conflicts,” he explained.
The former chair of the 1986 Constitutional Commission noted the unreasonable opposition by some lawmakers and other sectors to the Bangsamoro even extends to the proposed form of government for the new political entity, which under the draft BBL would be parliamentary.
Monsod also noted that there is “no prohibition in the Constitution for LGUs to have a parliamentary set-up.”
He cited Article X, Section 18 of the Constitution provides that an organic act “shall define the basic structure of government for the region consisting of the executive department and legislative assembly, both of which shall be elective and representative of the constituent political units.”
According to the proposed BBL, the Bangsamoro Assembly would be composed of district seats and sectoral members to be elected by Bangsamoro voters.
Reserved seats have been allocated for some sectors such as women and the indigenous people. The head of the Bangsamoro government would be the Chief Minister, who would be elected among the members of the Bangsamoro Assembly. The Chief Minister would be assisted by a Cabinet composed of members of the legislature, most of which would come from the assembly.
“We need to give them more autonomy as envisaged by the Constitution. And this is what the BBL is about… What we need at this time is not a legalistic approach but judicial statesmanship,” Monsod explained.
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“When we look at the BBL, we must look at the vision, spirit, core principles… If we are going to have a new social order as mandated by the 1987 Constitution, then we must start with these areas (Muslim Mindanao and Cordilleras) that are most failure in terms of human development, oppression and neglect for centuries… because of armed conflicts,” he explained.
The former chair of the 1986 Constitutional Commission noted the unreasonable opposition by some lawmakers and other sectors to the Bangsamoro even extends to the proposed form of government for the new political entity, which under the draft BBL would be parliamentary.
Monsod also noted that there is “no prohibition in the Constitution for LGUs to have a parliamentary set-up.”
He cited Article X, Section 18 of the Constitution provides that an organic act “shall define the basic structure of government for the region consisting of the executive department and legislative assembly, both of which shall be elective and representative of the constituent political units.”
According to the proposed BBL, the Bangsamoro Assembly would be composed of district seats and sectoral members to be elected by Bangsamoro voters.
Reserved seats have been allocated for some sectors such as women and the indigenous people. The head of the Bangsamoro government would be the Chief Minister, who would be elected among the members of the Bangsamoro Assembly. The Chief Minister would be assisted by a Cabinet composed of members of the legislature, most of which would come from the assembly.
“We need to give them more autonomy as envisaged by the Constitution. And this is what the BBL is about… What we need at this time is not a legalistic approach but judicial statesmanship,” Monsod explained.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/781-bbl-provides-bangsamoro-with-just-enough-powers-within-the-bounds-of-constitution-atty-monsod
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