Congress’ failure to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) has heightened risks to development and doing business in the Philippines, a Fitch Group firm said.

“The peace process in the Philippines has undergone a significant setback with the failure of Congress to approve a bill aimed to strengthen the Bangsamoro region in Mindanao,” Business Monitor International Ltd. (BMI Research) said in a study.

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