32-675: The Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) was a government body which was tasked to aid in creating the draft of the Bangsamoro Organic Law as well as the transition body in the areas to form the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region until the constitution of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority and formal creation of the autonomous region. The Bangsamoro Transition Commission is a government body created on December 17, 2013 by
64-505: A Bangsamoro Basic Law. The Bangsamoro Basic Law failed to pass during the Aquino administration. Under Aquino's successor, President Rodrigo Duterte amended Executive Order 120 issued by his predecessor through Executive Order No. 8 in 2016 which includes increasing the membership of the BTC. The BBL was later passed into law as the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in 2018 and was ratified through
96-682: A huge presence in several areas in the proposed Bangsamoro and surrounding areas, notably in Basilan, Cotabato City, the Cotabato region, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga provinces, and Lanao del Norte. Various cities and municipalities, notably Isabela City in Basilan and Zamboanga City have rejected their inclusion in the Bangsamoro region. The Philippine Constitution Association believes that the Bangsamoro Organic Law will lead to
128-535: A plebiscite on January 21, 2019. The BTC was to be disestablished upon ratification according to relevant executive orders but continued as a transition body of the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region by the virtue of Section 5 of Article XVI of the BOL until the constitution of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority. The former commission under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III
160-693: A revised version of the BBL, known as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Law (Senate Bill No. 2894 ), was presented on August 11, 2015 after lengthy deliberations on the BBL in the Committee on Local Government, and was due for interpellation on August 17, 2015. Due to the length and complexity of the bill, however, the Senate temporarily deferred the period of interpellation for the bill. The 16th Congress went on recess without passing
192-561: Is composed of 15 members. 8 members including the chairman where chosen by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front while 7 members where chosen by the government. The composition seeks to represent the Christian , Muslim and Indigenous People (IP) communities. The current composition under President Rodrigo Duterte is composed of 21 members, with an additional 6 more members from 15 in the past administration. It
224-559: Is composed of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front with 11 members and 3 members from the Moro National Liberation Front – Sema Group. There are also representatives from the Christian and Indigenous People (IP) communities. * Samira Gutoc-Tomawis resigned from her post during Marawi siege. As per Section 5 of Article XVI of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a caretaker body is to aid the transition process of
256-652: The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The signing came at the end of peace talks held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from October 2–6. These talks were the last of 32 peace talks between the two parties, which spanned a period of nine years. The Framework Agreement was later fleshed out by four Annexes and an addendum: On March 27, 2014, a final peace agreement fully fleshing out
288-543: The Bangsamoro Basic Law ( BBL ), and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11054 , is a Philippine law that provided for the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Legislative efforts for the establishment of a Bangsamoro autonomous region was first proposed and deliberated upon by the 16th Congress of the Philippines but failed to pass into law. The issue
320-569: The third State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Duterte, with the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the morning of July 23, 2018, but the House, under the speakership of Pantaleon Alvarez , failed to ratify the bicameral conference committee report before SONA. While the Palace was dismayed by the delayed ratification of the report by the House, Alvarez
352-678: The 25 elected officials of the former ARMM. The BTC served as caretaker of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region upon the region's nominal establishment. The BTA was constituted on February 22, 2019 with the oath taking of its members effectively abolishing the commission. Now technically defunct, the BTC made a turnover its interim administration of the Bangsamoro region to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority on February 26, 2019. Bangsamoro Organic Law The Bangsamoro Organic Law ( BOL ; Filipino : Batayang Batas para sa Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Bangsamoro ), also known as
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#1732775854833384-622: The ARMM to the BARMM consisting of members of the BTC and the 25 elected members of the ARMM consisting of the incumbent Regional Governor, Vice Governor and 23 members of the Regional Legislative Assembly at the ratification of the BOL. This body will exist until the formation of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), which will consist of 80 presidential nominees and (until the expiration of their terms on June 30, 2019),
416-631: The Philippine Congress. It also objects to some revenue from taxation going straight to the Bangsamoro region which it says gives "unfair" advantage over other regions. 17th Congress of the Philippines The 17th Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino : Ikalabimpitong Kongreso ng Pilipinas ), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives , met from July 25, 2016, until June 4, 2019, during
448-643: The basic structure of government for Bangsamoro, following the agreements set forth in the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro peace agreement signed between the government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2014. A two-part plebiscite was held on January 21 (for ARMM areas) and February 6 (for Cotabato and the six municipalities in Lanao del Norte, including areas who petitioned to join
480-509: The bill on February 2, 2016. On Sunday, January 25, 2015, three platoons of the elite Special Action Force (SAF) under the Philippine National Police entered the guerrilla enclave of Tukanalipao, Mindanao , Philippines , with the goal of detaining two high-ranking Jemaah Islamiyah -affiliated, improvised-explosive-device experts, Zulkifli Abdhir (also known as Marwan) and Abdul Basit Usman . The SAF troops raided
512-617: The bill. The passing of BBL will set a precedent for federalism as pushed by the administration. On October 15, 2012, a preliminary peace agreement was signed in the Malacañan Palace between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Government of the Philippines . This was the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro , which called for the creation of an autonomous political entity named Bangsamoro , replacing
544-497: The destruction and dismemberment of the Philippines. They also view the provision as unconstitutional saying that the constitution must be amended since it only consent to one autonomous region in Mindanao viewing the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region as a distinct political entity to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . It also criticized the powers given to the Bangsamoro regional legislature which it says are originally reserved to
576-596: The feet of a SAF member then shooting the head twice while taking the video. Supposedly as a result of the negative media coverage arising from the Mamasapano incident, the March 2015 survey conducted by public opinions polling group Pulse Asia found that 44% of Filipinos were opposed to the Bangsamoro Basic Law's passage, with only 22% supporting its passage. Opposition to the law was strongest among
608-402: The first three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency . The convening of the 17th Congress followed the 2016 general elections , which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. Both chambers of Congress are divided into parties and blocs. While members are elected via parties, blocs are the basis for committee memberships. Only members of
640-451: The government would establish an autonomous Bangsamoro . Power sharing was a central point to the autonomy redesign. Numerous indigenous groups in the Bangsamoro region do not adhere to Catholicism nor Islam, making them vulnerable to exploitation in a proposed Muslim-controlled regional government. In 2015, various indigenous people groups rejected the formation of the Bangsamoro due to lack of consultation with all stakeholders, especially
672-450: The hut where they believed Marwan was located, and the man they believed to be Marwan engaged them in a firefight and was killed. However, the shooting alerted armed forces in the area. What followed was a bloody encounter that left 44 SAF, 18 MILF, and 5 BIFF dead, where the 44 SAF members were trapped with little ammunition between the rogue BIFF and a group of MILF fighters. A video was released afterwards which showed MILF fighters shooting
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#1732775854833704-524: The majority and minority blocs are accorded committee memberships. This is how blocs are determined: In the speakership election, several members abstained from voting. They, along with the members who voted for the losing candidate voted on who would be the minority leader. The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election: *Originally Koko Pimentel (PDP–Laban) from July 25, 2016, to May 21, 2018. *more popularly known as
736-542: The non-Muslim indigenous people who form a huge minority in the proposed region, Meaning, they oppose the possible enforcement of the Sharia Law . On July 12, 2018, a bicameral conference committee approved the application of Shariah law to all Muslims in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region . The Islamic laws shall not apply on non-Muslims, but they "may volunteer to submit to the jurisdiction of Shari'ah courts." Roman Catholics and numerous Christian groups form
768-508: The poor (45% in Class D, 43% in Class E) and among those living in Mindanao (62%). Awareness of the law was high, at 88%. With the collapse in popularity of the bill, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. acknowledged the prospect that the bill might be rejected by Congress in the face of stiff public opposition, and hoped that the government would produce a "Plan B". The passage of BBL
800-487: The proposed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Following the signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro after talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in 2012, the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) was instituted by President Benigno Aquino to create a draft for a Bangsamoro Basic Law. In March 2014, the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
832-446: The region), creating Bangsamoro and formally abolishing the ARMM. The various portions of BBL as proposed by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission which had been assigned to draft the bill include sections covering (but not limited to) Bangsamoro identity, Bangsamoro territory, Bangsamoro government, Bangsamoro justice system, Bangsamoro basic rights, Bangsamoro economic, financial, and fiscal framework and provisions relating transition to
864-619: The terms of the framework agreement and annexes, known as the Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro (CAB) was signed between the two parties. Under the agreement, the Islamic separatists would turn over their firearms to a third party, which would be selected by the rebels and the Philippine government. The MILF had agreed to decommission its armed wing, the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). In return,
896-403: The virtue of Executive Order 120 signed by President Benigno Aquino III . The commission is tasked to come up with a draft on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), which would serve as the basis of a new Bangsamoro political entity, in accordance to the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro . Under the executive order, the Bangsamoro Transition Commission was to be disestablished upon the enactment of
928-521: Was not initially set to be tackled by the 17th Congress . After being pushed by President Rodrigo Duterte , the Congress began reading BBL for the first time in the House of Representatives (as House Bill No. 6475) and the Senate (as Senate Bill No. 1717) on October 3, 2017, and February 28, 2018, respectively. BBL passed the second and third readings in both the House and the Senate on May 30 and 31, 2018. Both bills were supposed to be enacted before
960-542: Was ousted from the Speaker's seat and replaced by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo . As promised by Arroyo once she took the Speaker's seat, the report was ratified on July 24, 2018, paving the way for both Bills of the House and the Senate to be transmitted to the President for enactment. President Duterte signed the Bangsamoro Organic Law on July 26, 2018, after asking for 48 hours during his SONA to review
992-510: Was signed which would serve as basis for the BBL. In August, the BTC's second draft was handed over to President Aquino. The draft of the law was submitted by President Benigno Aquino III to Congress leaders on September 10, 2014. An ad hoc committee assigned to the bill by the House of Representatives passed its version of the bill, House Bill No. 5811, on May 20, 2015. In the Senate ,
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1024-439: Was taken up once again in the 17th Congress . The legislation was ratified by both the Senate and the House of Representatives on July 23 and 24, 2018 respectively. The bill was finally signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 26, 2018. The provisions of the law became effective on August 10, 2018. As an organic act , the basic law abolished the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and provided for
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