MANILA -- The congressional Bicameral Conference Committee
finished its deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) early
Friday, House of Representatives Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said.
"Yes, we finished everything in principle at 12:15 a.m.," he
said in a message to reporters.
"The Bicam Conference Committee authorized Senator (Juan Miguel)
Zubiri and (me) to finalize our report and we will meet on Tuesday, July 17,
for its approval and forthwith, forward it to the President for his consideration,"
said Fariñas, who chairs the panel.
He said if President Rodrigo Duterte approves the final version of the
BBL, it will be ratified in plenary by both chambers of Congress during the
opening of the third regular session at 10 a.m. on July 23, and it would be
signed into law by the President on or before his third State of the Nation
Address at 4 p.m.
Zubiri said among the provisions adopted in the bicameral version of
the BBL are the creation of a Shari'ah High Court, and the joint powers of the
Bangsamoro government and national government over the exploration,
development, and use of fossil fuels and uranium in the new region.
He also said the bicameral committee approved the 75-25 Bangsamoro and
central government wealth sharing, but deleted the proposed anti-political
dynasty provision.
Duterte, meanwhile, convinced congressional leaders to adopt the House
version of the BBL, which provides that “the six municipalities of Lanao del
Norte and the 39 barangays of North Cotabato could vote to join the BBL
territory in a referendum to be conducted in the mother territory of the areas
involved.” (PNA/By Filane Mikee Cervantes)
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