BLBAR is unconstitutional: Pass the BBL

THE 1987 Constitution mandates the passage of an organic act for Muslim Mindanao that provides it with genuine autonomy within 18 months of the first Congress (Section 19, Article X). Now in the 16th Congress, 27 years after the passage of the Constitution, lawmakers are yet to pass the necessary legislation.

“The creation of autonomous regions in Muslim Mindanao and in the Cordilleras, which is peculiar to the 1987 Constitution, contemplates the grant of political autonomy, not just administrative authority, over these regions.” (Cordillera Broad Coalition vs. COA, GR. 79956 January 25, 1996 and Lilia Yaranon vs. COA, et.al., G.R. 82217 January 29, 1990.)