In what could be a first in Philippine history, civil society leaders asked the Ombudsman to oblige members of the House of Representatives to attend its sessions to ensure deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law | MindaNews
Read more: Civil society groups to Ombudsman: compel House members to attend sessions
Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, said in a statement that he is ready to answer the questions of his colleagues on the BLBar, as the Senate resumes its deliberation of the bill this week | Business Mirror
Vice President Jejomar Binay vowed to “explore reorganizing governance, including enhanced decentralization and greater share” of the Internal Revenue Allotment for the country’s poorest towns, if he were elected President | MindaNews
Read more: Binay vows “enhanced decentralization” and greater share of IRA for poorest towns
The executive director of the non-government policy think tank IAG has urged civil society organizations in Mindanao to sustain the gains of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro in the event that its legal mechanism Bangsamoro Basic Law shall not be enacted into law when the term of President Aquino ends.
Read more: CSOs urged to support CAB more instead of clamoring to pass undiluted BBL
Do presidential candidates really have a heart for Mindanao? Or are they just paying lip service? | Manila Bulletin
Read more: Santiago, Poe, Roxas decline Mindanao forum; Binay obliges