CONGRESS’ failure to pass the controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) means that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will no longer “surrender” its firearms in its inventory through “decommissioning” similar to what the group did in June last year, according to Malacañang.

The statement was issued on Monday, a day after a Palace official announced that they have practically lost all hopes to see the enactment of the measure that aims to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with a Bangsamoro political entity.

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