MILF: “Passage of BBL would redound to the benefit of all peoples of Mindanao”: Lacierda

Posted to the MILF Website (Nov 23): “Passage of BBL would redound to the benefit of all peoples of Mindanao”: Lacierda



In an on line news posted today at the website of Philippine Star, it quoted Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda saying that “the passage of Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) would redound to the benefit of all the peoples of Mindanao and, in general, to the people of the Philippines”. 

Lacierda told DZBB yesterday that, “Malacañang is hopeful that lawmakers will heed Senate President Franklin Drilon’s appeal for them to attend sessions and pass the draft BBL, which might get sidetracked for lack of a quorum in Congress.

 “We certainly would hope to see the passage of the BBL. It has been debated in the committee level; it has been discussed in public; all angles have been addressed. So it’s time for the legislators who will pass the law to buckle down. We request them to take a hard look at the BBL”, Philstar said in its report.

A priority measure of the Aquino administration, the BBL aims to form a new Bangsamoro political entity with enhanced autonomy. The new entity will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, one of the poorest regions in the country. However, the poor attendance at the House of Representatives is obstructing its passage.(Source: Philstar)

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