PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte wants the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) passed ahead of talks on Charter change, a Malacanang official said on Monday.

“The President wants to enact [the] BBL first because, in his words, mahirap na…kung magsimula ang Charter Change, na maipatupad pa ang BBL (it would be tough to implement BBL if Charter Change will be done first,” Roque told a news conference.

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