THE executive order recently issued by President Benigno Aquino 3rd extending the life of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) headed by Mohagher Iqbal to ensure the existence of the body until the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) has been ratified beyond its tenure changes nothing, Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said Monday.

Marcos, the sponsor of the substitute Basic Law on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BLBAR), said the only change EO 187 brings is that the government will continue spending for the BTC even the work of the commission is done.

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