In his last State of the Nation Address, President Benigno S. Aquino III trumpeted the Bangsamoro peace process as one of the successes and legacies of his administration and renewed his call on Congress to pass into law the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law.
Read more: BBL remains top priority of Aquino administration
Moro Islamic Liberation Front chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal will pay a courtesy call on all 21 senators to convince them to vote in favor of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law | The Manila Times
The House of Representatives will resume the interpellation period for House Bill 5811, the substitute bill to the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law on August 4, Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on the BBL, said | MindaNews
Read more: House resumes BBL interpellation on Aug. 4; still no substitute bill at the Senate
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process said government remains committed and is looking forward to reaching more milestones in the Bangsamoro peace process with less than a year left in the Aquino administration.
Read more: OPAPP looks forward to more milestones in peace process in PNoy’s last year in office