COTABATO CITY: A former lawmaker from Maguindanao on Wednesday said the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) contained in House Bill (HB) 4884 would be able to withstand the “storm” of legal and constitutional scrutiny.

In a position paper, former Rep. Simeon Datumanong of Maguindanao told the House ad hoc committee on the BBL, chaired by Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro, that he believes the draft law will hurdle legal questions even at the Supreme Court.

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