{"id":134460,"date":"2017-11-27T21:57:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T02:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=134460"},"modified":"2025-01-20T02:13:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T07:13:42","slug":"duterte-set-to-ask-congress-for-special-session-on-bbl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/27\/duterte-set-to-ask-congress-for-special-session-on-bbl\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte set to ask Congress for &#8216;special session&#8217; on BBL"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_134499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134499\" style=\"width: 1350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MADELO8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-134499\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MADELO8.jpg\" alt=\"FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MADELO8.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MADELO8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MADELO8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MADELO8-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-134499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday revealed he will ask Congress to hold a special session to discuss the speedy passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) which seeks the creation of a new Bangsamoro government to replace the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech at the Bangsamoro assembly in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, the Chief Executive began by asking the nation to understand the problem of the Bangsamoro.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s at stake is the preservation of the Filipino republic, and to correct the historical injustice,&#8221; he stressed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy lasix online <a href=\"https:\/\/ozgurmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/lasix.html\">https:\/\/ozgurmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/lasix.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> &#8220;We are brothers and sisters of the Malay race.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy levitra soft online <a href=\"https:\/\/ozgurmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/levitra-soft.html\">https:\/\/ozgurmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/levitra-soft.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said Islam was the first one to flourish in Mindanao but with the coming of imperialism, other religions started to spread.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(There&#8217;s) nothing strange about that (but) the fighting began,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Kinuha ang mga ancestral lands ng Moro. The dream of the Moro is just to retake what they had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you are not a Moro, if you are a Christian, you cannot be a native of Mindanao,&#8221; he said, pointing out that if the problem is not addressed soon, &#8220;the fundamental issue of historical injustice&#8221; will not end.<\/p>\n<p>From his end, he said he seeks a solution that is inclusive: &#8220;Wala dapat maiwan sa peace talks na ito. MILF, MNLF, Moro, lahat Lumad dapat kasali. Dapat maibigay ang arrangement na acceptable sa kanila.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy periactin online <a href=\"https:\/\/ozgurmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/periactin.html\">https:\/\/ozgurmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/periactin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Giving his word he will work hard to attain this resolution, he laid out the plan to request the Senate and the House of Representatives for the special session.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a matter of self-preservation, for all of us,&#8221; he added. &#8220;What will we get if we go to war again? With the threat of ISIS, taking the name of Allah in vain, killing people. 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