President Rodrigo Duterte will not allow the creation of a regional armed and police forces under the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), Malacañang said  on Saturday.

Palace spokesman Harry Roque issued the statement in reaction to Buhay party-list Rep. Jose “Lito” Atienza’s declaration that several provisions of the BBL draft are unconstitutional, including the creation of a Bangsamoro police and constitutional agencies such as Commission on Audit and Commission on Elections.

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