Congress should show its leadership in promoting peace by passing the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, the Third Party Monitoring Team said | Philippine Star
Government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer on Monday appealed to members of Congress to attend the remaining session days to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), saying that lack of quorum and “absenteeism” smacks of “historical disunity” | Manila Times
In a subpoena earlier this week, the DOJ panel of prosecutors ordered the 90 to answer the charges of direct assault with murder and theft filed against them by a government fact-finding team last month. The 90 have not been named | Philippine Star
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The petition appealed the right to establish an autonomous region as mandated by the Constitution and the recognition of the Bangsamoro aspiration for self-determination and meaningful autonomy.
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President Benigno Aquino III is not losing hope that eventual approval of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law will materialize within his term.
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