The leader of the independent bloc of lawmakers in the House of Representatives said yesterday the petition against the agreements with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front before the Supreme Court should be welcomed as it would lead to the crafting of a better Bangsamoro Basic Law | Philippine Star
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The Philippine Constitution Association and a former congressman asked the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, which negotiators from the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed in 2014 | Manila Times
Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the threat of a reorganization in the Senate leadership to hasten the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law will not cow him | The Standard
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An analyst said the Cordillera could learn from the lessons of the ARMM, and the Bangsamoro Basic Law being deliberated in Congress.
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More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark starting today the Islam’s holy month of Ramadan with Muslims in the Philippines joining their brethren in the obligatory religious duty of abstinence | Manila Bulletin
Read more: Islam world starts 30-day Ramadan fast today; Aquino greets Muslims