{"id":61997,"date":"2015-09-25T20:50:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T12:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=61997"},"modified":"2015-09-26T12:58:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T04:58:02","slug":"lawmaker-doubts-bbl-passage-this-year-says-still-in-period-of-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/09\/25\/lawmaker-doubts-bbl-passage-this-year-says-still-in-period-of-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmaker doubts BBL passage this year, says still in period of debates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Plenary Hall, House of Representatives Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City
(Photo by Malaca\u00f1ang Photo Bureau\/Robert Vi\u00f1as)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Zamboanga City Representative Celso Lobregat said Friday that the \u2018moving timeline\u2019 for the deliberations of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) would derail its passage in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first deadline was in June, before the adjournment of the second regular session. The second is before we go on our first recess on October 10, but that is no longer possible because we will tackle the 2016 budget starting on Monday. So December 16 before the Christmas break is the new deadline,\u201d Lobregat said in a Philippine Star report.<\/p>\n

Noting that they were still in the period of debates, the lawmaker doubted the draft BBL\u2019s passage this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still a lengthy process before we could finally vote on this controversial measure. We are still in the period of debates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that, we go to the period of amendments. We will tackle all provisions one after the other. The amendments will be subject to debate\u2026 Then there is the turno en contra before we vote on second reading. After that comes the third and final reading vote,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Should the Congress fail to approve the BBL this year, Lobregat disclosed that the next Congress would continue its deliberations and passage.<\/p>\n

Still hopeful \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Malaca\u00f1ang, for its part, remained hopeful that the proposed BBL will be approved in its December 16 deadline and believed that it was indeed possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung ito ay maisasabatas kahit na sabihin nating Disyembre na nga, ay meron pa rin namang sapat na panahon para makapag-appoint ang Pangulo ng mga kasapi ng Bangsamoro [Transition] Authority at mayroon pa ring sapat na panahon para magdaos ng isang plebisito,\u201d Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a press briefing.<\/p>\n

(If this will be made into law even by December, there is still enough time for the President to appoint members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority and there is still enough time to hold a plebiscite.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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