The proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law is illegal because it reduces presidential powers, according to former Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Vicente Mendoza.

Mendoza on Tuesday said the Bangsamoro measure only allows the President to exercise his power consistent with the principle of autonomy and for the asymmetric relation of the central government and the Bangsamoro government, a virtually watered-down version of the constitutional provision on presidential powers.

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