Senate President Aquilino Pimentel 3rd made the comment on Wendnesday when asked about the prospects of the new BBL draft getting the approval of both chambers of Congress. “I have talked with a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission who is a lawyer and he told me that they addressed all those objectionable features of the first draft,” Pimentel told reporters. The opt-in provision in the BBL draft submitted during the Aquino government was one of the reasons why it was not approved. The BTC is set to submit the BBL draft to President Rodrigo Duterte on July 17. I want to be there when it is submitted,” Pimentel added.

Source: Manila Times July 12, 2017 04:41 UTC