MANILA, Philippines — Some senators have voiced support for passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law at a public hearing on the proposed law Wednesday. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said that the passage of the Bangsamoro law is no longer a matter of debate. The 16th Congress failed to pass BBL during the Aquino administration and neither the MILF nor the MNLF — factions of which support the passage of the law — went to war. Moro leaders have been saying since 2015, however, that passage of the law will help temper resentment and delayed development in the region. “After losing faith because of the way how the government handle the peace process, they shifted strategy [which] is subject of debate among Muslim learnered (sic) whether this conform[s] to Islam,” he added.

Source: Philippine Star December 20, 2017 05:26 UTC