THE DURIAN BEAT: Duterte and the race to peace in Mindanao
BY ROGER M. BALANZA President Rodrigo Duterte is racing against time to meet a deadline for the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Congress itself is working overtime in […]
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THE DURIAN BEAT: Hating Moro and Bangsamoro
By Roger Balanza Would you believe that there are Muslims in Mindanao who hate being called “Moro”? But it is not because they want to be called by other names, […]
THE DURIAN BEAT: Shining light in Mindanao’s dark tunnel
The shining light in Mindanao’s dark tunnel BY ROGER M. BALANZA Of late, our lawmakers have given assurance that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) may be approved by Congress by […]
ENVOY ELATED BY DUTERTE FOCUS ON BBL
Canadian Ambassador John T. Holmes believe that President Rodrigo Duterte has “very strong personal commitment to try to see the BBL adopted by Congress this year.” Holmes said he is […]
DUTERTE TO MEET WITH SENATORS, SOLONS ON BBL, MARTIAL LAW
President Rodrigo Duterte will meet on Monday, July 17, with leaders of both the Senate and House of Representatives to discuss two major issues – the Bangsamo Basic Law (BBL) […]
Bangsamoro Transition Commission to submit draft BBL to Duterte
The Bangsamoro Transition Commission completed on Friday, 16 June 2017, its draft Bangsamoro Basic Law, and is now ready to submit it to President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo courtesy of BTC […]
TRANSITION COMMISSION COMPLETES NEW DRAFT OF BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW
BY LILIAN C. MELLEJOR The Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) will submit the new draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to President Rodrigo Duterte by the third week of this […]
DUTERTE TO ASK CONGRESS TO SPEED UP APPROVAL OF BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW
ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER EXPANDING TRANSITION COMMISSION TO FAST TRACK MINDANAO PEACE EFFORTS Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an Executive Order (EO) establishing an expanded Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) that […]
NO JOB LOSS FOR ARMM WORKERS
Plans during Bangsamoro transition ready The government gives utmost importance to the protection of rights and the welfare of civil servants in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and […]
