THE House of Representatives failed to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) on Monday at the opening of the Third Regular Session of Congress ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA).
The delay stemmed from a fight for the Speakership between incumbent Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, which surfaced after 161 so-called supporters of Arroyo voted to install her as the new House leader.
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