Malacañang on Saturday rejected criticisms that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will create a state within a state that will threaten the sovereignty of the Philippines.

“We don’t agree with that opinion. We’ve gone through every detail of the draft of BBL. If you read the draft of BBL you will see the relationship of proposed entity to government, and the national government remains supreme . . . it’s very clear in the draft,” Palace deputy spokesman Abigail Valte said in a radio interview.

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