Draft Bangsamoro Basic Law not yet done but submission set for Monday
By Carolyn O. Arguillas, MindaNews.com
April 13 2014

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 April) — The Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) has yet to meet in plenary on Sunday to deliberate on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) but has set Monday for submission of the draft to President Aquino, raising possibilities that the draft law will not be signed by all 15 members of the Commission.

MindaNews sources said some commissioners are complaining that the process is being “railroaded” by the MILF-dominated Commission, especially since several controversial provisions have yet to be resolved. The BTC has eight MILF members including the chair, Mohagher Iqbal, and seven members nominated by government.

“Hindi naman (No). Do you think the commissioners will agree to a railroad?” Iqbal, concurrent chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panel, told MindaNews in a text message late Saturday afternoon.

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