From FAB to CAB All four Annexes to the FAB — Wealth-Sharing, Power-Sharing, Normalization and Transitional Arrangements and Modalities – that would complete what would be the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), have been signed, with the last annex, on Normalization, signed on January 25. The parties are presently finishing the final text of what would go into the CAB. The FAB provides for the creation of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) that would draft the draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). President Aquino issued an Executive Order in December 2012 creating the BTC and named the 15 members – eight from the MILF and seven from the government – in February 2013. The BTC, headed by MILF peace panel chair Mohagher Iqbal, first met in April 2013 and by late last year said they would submit the draft basic law by April 2014. But the target date for submission was moved to March 31, following a courtesy call on President Aquino in Malacanang on January 30. After submission, the President will certify the bill as urgent to Congress. In his State of the Nation Address on July 22 last year, the President urged Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law before the end of 2014, to allow enough time for the transition period, and election of the first set of officials of the Bangsamoro government by 2016
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:10:49 +0000
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