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
An analyst said the Cordillera could learn from the lessons of the ARMM, and the Bangsamoro Basic Law being deliberated in Congress.
Read more: Continue working for regional autonomy, analyst advises Cordillerans
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
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
Read more: Marcos shrugs off threat of Senate shuffle over BBL
Malacañang appealed to lawmakers who remain skeptical of the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law to put themselves in the shoes of the people in Mindanao in order for them to understand what the controversial measure aims to achieve | Manila Times