The Senate and the House of Representatives will prioritize the passing of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before sessions end on October 10, Senate President Franklin Drilon said yesterday, September 3.
“We will strive to pass this proposed law before the end of September”, Drilon told reporters after a meeting in Pasig City.
The BBL was crafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) created by President Benigno Aquino III under Executive Order No. 120, Series of 2014 and is based on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signed between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. filed his own version of the BBL called BLBAR or Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region where 80% of the original provisions of the Malacañan-MILF agreed version were either, amended, revised or deleted. The MILF rejected Marcos’ bill saying it is not accordance with the letter and spirit of the FAB and the CAB.
Asked if the substitute bill would appear raw because the Senate would hasten its approval process, Drilon disagreed.
“This has been with us for months and it is currently in its period of interpellations”, Drilon said.
“Senator Bongbong’s defense is that his version of the bill is in accordance with the Constitution, and I think at the end of the day, everyone accepts that the BBL should be aligned with the Constitution for the sake of the whole nation”, Drilon added.
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The BBL was crafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) created by President Benigno Aquino III under Executive Order No. 120, Series of 2014 and is based on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signed between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. filed his own version of the BBL called BLBAR or Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region where 80% of the original provisions of the Malacañan-MILF agreed version were either, amended, revised or deleted. The MILF rejected Marcos’ bill saying it is not accordance with the letter and spirit of the FAB and the CAB.
Asked if the substitute bill would appear raw because the Senate would hasten its approval process, Drilon disagreed.
“This has been with us for months and it is currently in its period of interpellations”, Drilon said.
“Senator Bongbong’s defense is that his version of the bill is in accordance with the Constitution, and I think at the end of the day, everyone accepts that the BBL should be aligned with the Constitution for the sake of the whole nation”, Drilon added.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/554-senate-and-hor-to-prioritize-bbl-before-sessions-end-senate-president-drilon
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