House panel to clip Bangsa powers

The chairman of the House Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law stood his ground that Congress will clip the powers of the Bangsamoro government under the proposed BBL despite contrary opinion expressed by the Peace Council led by former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.

Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Monday said the Bangsamoro government cannot take over the duties of constitutional commissions such as Office of the Ombudsman, Commission on Audit, Commission on Elections (Comelec), Commission on Human Rights and even the Philippine National Police.