{"id":17207,"date":"2014-06-27T00:20:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T16:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=17207"},"modified":"2014-06-27T00:20:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T16:20:59","slug":"senate-to-finish-bangsamoro-basic-law-before-deadline-senator-marcos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/27\/senate-to-finish-bangsamoro-basic-law-before-deadline-senator-marcos\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate to finish Bangsamoro basic law before deadline — Senator Marcos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MANILA — Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed optimism that the Senate will finish the Bangsamoro Basic Law before its self-imposed deadline early next year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dI still think we can do it. More or less our timetable for the BBL is end of this year or beginning of next year,\u201d Marcos said in a weekly Kapihan sa Senado media forum.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dWe\u2019re not in a rush but we\u2019ll put in extra hours to make sure we get it done in the time the Comelec has given us,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marcos, chairman of the Senate committee on local government, said the Commission on Election (Comelec) gave a deadline early next year \u201cbecause plebiscite has to be conducted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dThat\u2019s going to be part of the implementation of any law and Comelec has explained that there is a deadline beyond which would be very difficult to hold plebiscite because they will also prepare for 2016 elections,\u201d Marcos explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marcos said he is confident that Malacanang would be able to submit the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law when the 16th Congress resumes for second regular session on July 28.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dWe\u2019re already started in the committee studying the Annexes because that\u2019s all we have. So that when the basic law reaches us, we will hit the ground running and hopefully finish it before Comelec deadline,\u201d Marcos said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marcos said the Senate \u201cwould have to hear everyone who wants to speak\u201d in the proposed establishment of the Bangsamoro political entity in Mindanao.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s not going to be a simple thing. So many issues have already been raised from the annexes alone. So we would have to hear from them,\u201d Marcos said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Senate President Franklin Drilon had given the Senate\u2019s commitment to include the BBL in its priority agenda in the second regular session.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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