"We are supporting the passage of BBL as we underscore the need for a Bangsamoro that is stronger than the ARMM, a new government that will bring our people a life of greater opportunities and deliver the promises of a lasting peace," says ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman during Wednesday's Senate hearing on the BBL.
Lord Jack McConnell, a member of the U.K. House of Lords and former First Minister of Scotland, believes the devolved governments of their country and Northern Ireland are proof the Bangsamoro Basic Law can work -- ANC
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The new task force is mandated to “undertake all efforts related to socio-economic and development programs” and to “assist the Panels identify and implement socio-economic priorities and development projects” for decommissioned MILF combatants and their communities.
The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation has passed a resolution calling on the Philippine government to ensure that the gains of all peace agreements it entered with the two Moro fronts be preserved in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law.
Read more: OIC urges PH gov’t to preserve gains of Bangsamoro peace agreements
Deliberations on the Bangsamoro Basic Law continue at the Senate. Watch live.