{"id":154761,"date":"2018-02-28T18:22:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T23:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=154761"},"modified":"2018-02-28T18:22:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T23:22:40","slug":"duterte-confident-on-passage-of-bbl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/28\/duterte-confident-on-passage-of-bbl\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte confident on passage of BBL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his speech during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Christine Villas at Brgy. Maria Cristina in Balo-i, Lanao del Norte on February 28, 2018, reiterates his stance on shifting to a federal form of government citing that this will allow the different regions of the country to prosper. TOTO LOZANO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday expressed high hopes that the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be passed stressing the urgent need to attain lasting peace in Mindanao.<\/p>\n

\u201cYang BBL na \u2018yan, titingnan namin, lulusot yan (That BBL, we will see, it will be passed),\u201d Duterte said during the inauguration of the Bahay PAG-ASA at Phase II, Barangay Mipaga, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.<\/p>\n

The President has again dismissed speculations that his efforts to push for BBL and federalism have something to do with term extension.<\/p>\n

Duterte reiterated that if the BBL and federalism would be passed, he would step down before his term ends in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatanda na po ako, wala akong ambisyon na ganu’n. Gusto ko nang makapagpahinga<\/em>\u00a0(I\u2019m old, I don\u2019t have that ambition. I want to rest),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalagang sabi ko, pagkatapos niyan, if it\u2019s earlier than 2020, ‘pag merong federalism at bagong presidente which would call for an election I will step down by 2020. Hindi ko na hintayin ang 2022<\/em>\u00a0(I said, if it\u2019s earlier than 2020, and there\u2019s federalism and a new president that would call for an election, I will step down by 2020),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte also took a swipe at local terrorist groups linked to the Islamic State (IS) group for encouraging Maranaos to join them.<\/p>\n

He made this remark after the United States tagged ISIS Philippines and the Maute Group as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists” (SDGTs).<\/p>\n

\u201cGalit ako sa mga taong taga labas at pumunta dito para udyukin ang mga Moro na lumaban sa gobyerno at makipag-away at ang dala-dala nila hindi naman relihiyon<\/em>\u00a0(I am mad at outsiders who come here and encourage Moros to fight against the government when they\u2019re not here to bring religion),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte claimed that terrorist groups were only using religion as an excuse to kill people and cause destruction.<\/p>\n

\u201cGinagamit lang nila ang relihiyon\u2026pumupunta dito at maghanap naman ng away. Walang alam \u2018yan kundi magpatay ng tao at magsira<\/em>(They\u2019re only using religion. They come here to look for a fight. They don\u2019t know anything else but to kill and destroy),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDi naman sinusunod sa anong tinuturo ng Islam. Alam naman nila masamang pumatay ng tao, pumatay ng bata. Demokrasya tayo, dapat magkaisa<\/em>\u00a0(They know it\u2019s wrong to kill people, kill children. We\u2019re a democracy, we should unite),\u201d he added<\/p>\n

The President, meanwhile, renewed his commitment to make Marawi \u201cgreat\u201d again.<\/p>\n

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