The three committees handling the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law in the House of Representatives on Monday approved the omnibus motion of the Deputy Speaker for Mindanao to “retain as is” House Bill 6475, the bill drafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission and sponsored by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and some 90 other representatives | MindaNews
Organized by IAG, the panel discussion sought to shed light on Mindanao issues and how they have defined Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s style and governance approaches and conversely, how President Duterte’s responses have affected the issues.
Read more: #PPSA2018: Summary of the Panel Discussion on Mindanao and the Duterte Agenda
The Philippine Political Science Association 2018 conference examines the vulnerabilities and stresses of current governance platforms at the political group, sub-state, state and inter-state and supra-state levels, in the face of reconfigured political interface afforded by modern technology.
Read more: FULL PROGRAMME: International Conference on Multilevel Governance in the 21st Century
The leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has promised the rebel group will not return to violence in its struggle to win self-determination for the Bangsamoro people | Arab News
Read more: ‘War not an option’: MILF leader vows to pursue peaceful path to justice, autonomy
In separate interviews, senators said they are looking to front-load deliberations on BBL as soon as Congress reconvenes regular sessions in mid-May, despite their tight schedule | Business Mirror
Read more: Senators eye ‘constitutional, healing’ BBL by May break