The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) expects President Duterte to certify as urgent bill the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that will be submited to him on July 17, to increase its chances of being enacted into law by Congress | MindaNews
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More House members today welcomed the Supreme Court ruling upholding President Duterte’s Proclamation 216 which declared martial law in Mindanao at the onset of the Maute terror group attack last May.
The Philippine government should speed up rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City and reconsider a purely military approach against Islamist extremists to prevent similar attacks in the future, Mindanao policy experts said | ABS-CBN News
The government and the MILF signed a protocol that sets the “cooperation and coordination mechanisms” in addressing the drug problem in the ARMM and some parts in the Davao region which has MILF presence | MindaNews
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Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) chair Ghazali Jaafar assured that the new BBL draft is reflective of the interest of the people, not only of the Bangsamoros but also of the indigenous people, Christians and other stakeholders | ABS-CBN News