Is the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law constitutional? Philippine Constitutional Association (Philconsa) president Manuel Lazaro thinks certain provisions of the peace agreement between government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are not. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago shares his view, saying the bill creates a substate instead of an autonomous region. Congress on Tuesday, October 28, hears legal experts on the constitutionality question, as well as issues related to power-sharing between the Bangsamoro government and the central government.
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