Digong signs EO reconstituting Bangsamoro Transition Council

11/08/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed an executive order reconstituting and expanding the Bangsamoro Transition Council (BTC). The new BTC seeks to bring more voices into the group tasked to draft a proposal for a new version…

Duterte urges 17th Congress to pass BBL

07/26/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged Congress to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and insert a provision of federalism in the proposed legislation. During his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the House…

Moving towards federalizing PH

07/13/2016

Even before he became president, then Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte was crisscrossing the country to promote federalism as an alternative to solving the Bangsamoro people’s plight rather than the Bangsamoro Basic Law lobbied by his predecessor,…

Muslims in Cebu celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Julit C. Jainar 07/06/2016

  Karla Fatima Hossain’s family woke early yesterday to travel from Carcar City to the Al-Khariah Mosque in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City for a celebration. It was one of the holiest and joyous days for the Muslim…

BBL: A factor in the elections

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/22/2015

At the Cebu leg of the Media Roundtable discussion on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) last Monday, a journalist pointedly asked Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panel co-chairman Mohagher Iqbal what will be their next step…

‘Never say die for BBL, Mindanao’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/20/2015

Misconceptions about the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) continue to burden its passage in Congress, its chief proponents said yesterday. “There’s a fear and distrust of the MILF. But how many times do we have to stress that…

Waiting for the last SONA

Gerard Pareja 07/28/2015

Brace yourself for storm Binay. Motambong kuno si Binay ning katapusang SONA ni P-Noy. Ug kon gani motunga siya, matawag nato si Binay nga the elephant in the room. Kay ang pinakakusog sa mga kandidato nga mopuli…

Aquino gov’t: a truckload of lies, empty promises, lip service — Moro group

07/27/2015

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Militant groups here called for a stop to human rights violations, which they claimed has remained rampant during President Aquino’s term.  The protesters, led by Suara Bangsamoro, marched through major city streets here…

Church says people should examine BBL

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/17/2015

Davide, Garcia argue  for and against Bangsamoro autonomy law ABOUT 300 people from various sectors attended yesterday’s forum on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) hosted by the Cebu Archdiocese. The forum held at the SPFY Covered…

MILF ‘decommissioning’ starts

Inquirer 06/16/2015

Aquino allies hope the process will speed up approval of Bangsamoro law Iligan City — Allies of President Aquino renewed their calls to speed up the legislative process for the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in view…

Building regions

06/12/2015

Some significant political developments  must be acknowledge as the country marks  Independence Day. One, which is closer to Cebu, is President Benigno Aquino III’s signing an Executive Order creating a Negros Region that consists of Negros Occidental…

Dumaguete forum to tackle BBL provisions

PR 06/04/2015

SOME 150 civil society organization members are expected to participate in the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) forum today at 9 a.m. at Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City. According to Bantay Bayanihan Negros Oriental chapter lead…

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