Speaking during the media roundtable discussion on the BBL, Mohagher Iqbal, chair of the MLF peace panel cited that while the bill is a product of 17 years of negotiations, it is only one element that will help achieve lasting peace in Mindanao | MindaNews
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The senator has been outspoken in saying that the basis of the BBL, the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, is unconstitutional because it allegedly violates the principle of constitutional supremacy.
Read more: Miriam to hold public hearings on Bangsamoro Basic Law
The Senate will expedite public hearings on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law once Congress resumes session on January 20 by focusing on the constitutional issues raised by some sectors on the peace initiatives of the Aquino administration in Mindanao | Philippine Star
Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao assured the Bangsamoro people that the region will remain intact, reformed and functioning ahead of the transition to the new Bangsamoro government later this year.
An independent decommissioning body led by the Turkish Ambassador to the intergovernmental military alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization will convene this month to roll out the decommissioning of weapons of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front combatants.
Read more: Decommissioning body to inventory MILF weapons this month