Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr and Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II filed House Resolution No. 1462 which creates a supercommittee that will be responsible for deliberations on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law, a priority measure of the Aquino administration. The ad hoc committee is expected to be led by Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez. The proposed law will create an autonomous region in Mindanao as it provides a legal framework for a final peace agreement between government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The new accord hopes to end 4 decades of armed struggle in Mindanao.
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