SC junks petitions vs Bangsamoro

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday junked the five petitions questioning the constitutionality of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) signed during the administration of President Benigno Aquino 3rd for being "premature."

The SC en banc pointed out that Congress has not passed the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Three magistrates inhibited from the case -- Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, who was the chairman of the government panel talking peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF); Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza, former Solicitor General; and Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, former Chief Presidential