Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)
Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Monday said Malacanang continues to coordinate
with the leaders of Congress for the timely passage of Bangsamoro Basic Law
(BBL).
”We know that as time passes by, the allotted time to
achieve this purpose continue to shorten,” Coloma told the media in a press
briefing.
Coloma said the government will continue to acknowledge the
importance of pursuing the peace process particularly in Mindanao .
Last weekend, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte reportedly
admitted that time is running out to pass the BBL in the House of
Representatives.
The House leadership has decided to hold plenary sessions
until Friday to give them more time to tackle the BBL.
The BBL has been identified as priority bill by both the
House and the Senate.
In the Senate, Senators Pia Cayetano, Teofisto ‘TG’ Guingona
III and Loren Legarda have already interpellated Senate committee on local
government chairman Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr.
Marcos said the Senate is hoping to finish the
interpellation within the month in time for the filing of certificate of
candidacy next month.
The BBL is a codification of the peace agreements signed
between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),
that if signed into law, would lead to the creation of the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region that will replace Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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