BTC Chairman Mohagher Iqbal and Sulu Rep. Tupay Loong answer mediamen during the former’s visit to the House of Representatives on December 16, incidentally the last session day of Congress. The period of interpellation for the BBL has been terminated officially on the same day.
BTC Chairman Mohagher Iqbal continues to maintain his optimism that the draft BBL would still be enacted into law but said that the “day of reckoning” is near.
In a
special session of the Commission called on December 17, Iqbal told his fellow
commissioners that he keeps believing that the BBL would still be passed under
the administration of President Aquino even if both Houses of Congress will go
on recess beginning December 19 and no BBL has been legislated thus far.
In their
previous sessions, BTC commissioners have been giving personal assessments on
the passage of the BBL in a rating span of 0 to 10 with the latter being the
highest point for optimism. Iqbal still gives a 10 as his personal assessment.
Iqbal said
that a Muslim must not lose hope even if the situation of the BBL is already
bleak.
On December
16 the House of Representatives has just terminated the period of
interpellation. Period of amendments will begin on January next year, probably
on January 19 to February 5 when Congress resumes session.
Iqbal
referred to this period as the “day of reckoning” since it would be known by
then whether the BBL would be really passed or not.
“But we
will continue to engage even if BBL is not passed and as long as the BTC is
still existing,” Iqbal said.
On the part
of the Senate, the last three sessions for this year saw no discussion
whatsoever of the BBL. Even if principal sponsor Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong”
Marcos, Jr. was present last Tuesday and Wednesday, no interpellation was made
inspite of the manifestation of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile that he would do so.
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