The 14-member Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) issued on Wednesday (July 29) a resolution appealing to the members of the House of Representatives and Senate to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in its original form, that is, House Bill No. 4994 and Senate Bill No. 2408 as sponsored in the lower and upper houses of Congress, respectively.
Standing firmly in its unanimous belief that the original form of the BBL is the “most appropriate version”, the BTC reasoned that the provisions of the same are consistent with the 2012 Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).
Said resolution described the original BBL as the one that “underwent the legitimate process of consultation with the people and engagement with the Office of the President.”
The BTC believes that the substitute bill in Congress (House Bill No. 5811) adopted by the Ad Hoc Committee on the BBL “bears substantial modifications and/or replacements of the details” of HB 4994.
An appendix to the resolution lists down 28 substantial issues on HB 5811. The list is considered partial.
Among the amendments that are considered contrary to the FAB and CAB are the changes in nomenclatures that alter the key principles of the asymmetric relationship between the Central government and Bangsamoro government; and the exceptions to the exclusive power of the Bangsamoro over its natural resources.
The Commission, which drafted the BBL, implores the leadership of both houses of Congress to “act according to the terms of the peace agreement.”
Sources say that Congress will resume deliberations on the BBL on August 4.
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Please refer to:
Abdullah Cusain
BTC Comm Group
0926-4097549
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/506-btc-calls-for-passage-of-bbl-in-its-original-form
Said resolution described the original BBL as the one that “underwent the legitimate process of consultation with the people and engagement with the Office of the President.”
The BTC believes that the substitute bill in Congress (House Bill No. 5811) adopted by the Ad Hoc Committee on the BBL “bears substantial modifications and/or replacements of the details” of HB 4994.
An appendix to the resolution lists down 28 substantial issues on HB 5811. The list is considered partial.
Among the amendments that are considered contrary to the FAB and CAB are the changes in nomenclatures that alter the key principles of the asymmetric relationship between the Central government and Bangsamoro government; and the exceptions to the exclusive power of the Bangsamoro over its natural resources.
The Commission, which drafted the BBL, implores the leadership of both houses of Congress to “act according to the terms of the peace agreement.”
Sources say that Congress will resume deliberations on the BBL on August 4.
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Please refer to:
Abdullah Cusain
BTC Comm Group
0926-4097549
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/506-btc-calls-for-passage-of-bbl-in-its-original-form
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