CONGRESS won’t hold a special session to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) as President Rodrigo Duterte had requested although leaders of both the Senate and House of Representatives assured him that the bill would be discussed and passed before the two Houses adjourn in early 2018.

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel 3rd said that while the passage of the BBL could be fasttracked through a special session the coming days would be “very busy.”

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