In a Resolution No. 005, Series of 2015, the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) has expressed support for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) by Congress in its original form and asked for the restoration of at least 28 provisions in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that the House of Representatives’ ad hoc committee deleted prior to presenting the draft measure for plenary debates.
In a letter to Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. dated July 29, 2015, BTC Chairman Mohagher Iqbal said he is furnishing the House a copy of the commission’s resolution supporting the passage in Congress of the BBL “in its original form.”
“The BTC implores the better judgment of the leadership of both houses of Congress to pass the BBL in its original form and to henceforth act according to the terms of the peace agreements,” the resolution stated.
The resolution stated the BBL was consistent with the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) entered into by the government with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) last year.
“The BTC stands firm that the proposed BBL in its original form is the most appropriate version based on the FAB and CAB, and considering that it is the one that underwent the legitimate process of consultation with the people and engagement with the Office of the President,” it stated.
The House is set to resume next week plenary deliberations on the BBL, which seeks to create a new autonomous region in Mindanao, while Sen. Marcos slated to present to his colleagues at the Senate the substitute bill for the BBL on August 10.
Belmonte said the target was to approve the measure by September or before the chamber gets busy discussing the proposed P3.002-trillion national budget for 2016.
Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, Chairman of the House’ Ad hoc Committee said the provisions removed by the ad hoc panel were considered to be unconstitutional.
Among the controversial provisions the BTC wants restored are certain powers supposedly exclusive to the national government; allowing contiguous areas to join the Bangsamoro region upon the petition of 10 percent of its residents; making internal security a concurrent power with the Bangsamoro government; and creating a Bangsamoro Police.
Sitti Amirah Pendatun, a member of the government peace panel legal team reiterated the decommissioning of the arms and forces of the MILF do not need to be included in the BBL.
“We have explained many times before that decommissioning as well as the broader normalization process need not be in the BBL,” said Pendatun.
Pendatun made the statement in reaction to the pronouncements of Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that one reason for the delay in the submission of his committee report on the BBL is the difficulty in incorporating provisions on the decommissioning of MILF weapons and combatants.
Pendatun said the primary reason decommissioning and the normalization process are not in the proposed BBL is because the Constitution prohibits the creation of a bill with more than one subject.
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“The BTC implores the better judgment of the leadership of both houses of Congress to pass the BBL in its original form and to henceforth act according to the terms of the peace agreements,” the resolution stated.
The resolution stated the BBL was consistent with the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) entered into by the government with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) last year.
“The BTC stands firm that the proposed BBL in its original form is the most appropriate version based on the FAB and CAB, and considering that it is the one that underwent the legitimate process of consultation with the people and engagement with the Office of the President,” it stated.
The House is set to resume next week plenary deliberations on the BBL, which seeks to create a new autonomous region in Mindanao, while Sen. Marcos slated to present to his colleagues at the Senate the substitute bill for the BBL on August 10.
Belmonte said the target was to approve the measure by September or before the chamber gets busy discussing the proposed P3.002-trillion national budget for 2016.
Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, Chairman of the House’ Ad hoc Committee said the provisions removed by the ad hoc panel were considered to be unconstitutional.
Among the controversial provisions the BTC wants restored are certain powers supposedly exclusive to the national government; allowing contiguous areas to join the Bangsamoro region upon the petition of 10 percent of its residents; making internal security a concurrent power with the Bangsamoro government; and creating a Bangsamoro Police.
Sitti Amirah Pendatun, a member of the government peace panel legal team reiterated the decommissioning of the arms and forces of the MILF do not need to be included in the BBL.
“We have explained many times before that decommissioning as well as the broader normalization process need not be in the BBL,” said Pendatun.
Pendatun made the statement in reaction to the pronouncements of Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that one reason for the delay in the submission of his committee report on the BBL is the difficulty in incorporating provisions on the decommissioning of MILF weapons and combatants.
Pendatun said the primary reason decommissioning and the normalization process are not in the proposed BBL is because the Constitution prohibits the creation of a bill with more than one subject.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/513-btc-supports-passage-of-bbl-by-congress-in-its-original-form
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