THE Senate on Monday ratified the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), abolishing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and creating instead a Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BAR) with more powers.

The 22 senators present at the opening of the third regular session of the 17th Congress did not object to a motion of Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri to ratify the bicameral conference committee report on the clashing provisions of the BOL.

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