PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his commitment to certify as urgent the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Tuesday.

Zubiri said that the President called him up on Monday to inquire about the Senate’s support on the passage of the BBL, which will abolish the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and form a new Bangsamoro entity with wider powers.

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