House fails to ratify Bangsamoro law amid leadership row

THE House of Representatives failed to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) on Monday at the opening of the Third Regular Session of Congress ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA). The delay stemmed from a fight for the Speakership between incumbent Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte and Pampanga […]

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Senate ratifies Bangsamoro Organic Law

THE Senate on Monday ratified the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) abolishing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and creating instead a Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BAR) with more powers. The 22 senators present at the opening of the third regular session of the 17th Congress did not object to the motion of Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri […]

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Senate okays bill on Bangsamoro Organic Law

After months of grueling deliberations, the Senate finally ratified on Monday the bill for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) that would replace the one that created the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

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BIFF warns of more attacks as it rejects Bangsamoro Organic Law

BIFF warns of more attacks as it rejects Bangsamoro Organic Law

The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a  militant group linked to the Islamic State, warned of more attacks against government security forces as it rejected Sunday the proposed Bangsamoro Organiz Law, which would give more autonomy to Muslims in Mindanao, a promise of President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Key bills passed since July 2017: Martial law extension, Train, Bangsamoro

From July 25, 2016 to May 30, 2018, Congress passed a total of 30 laws that are national in scope, according to the data released by the House Press and Public Affairs Bureau on June 6.

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