LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s plea for Congress to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is a flight of fancy as majority of the senators will not approve it, according to Sen. Francis Escudero.

“Definitely, the BBL will not be passed in the Senate, unless the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s [MILF] desires to have its own Judicial and Bar Council, Commission on Elections and Commission on Audit will be scrapped and watered-down,” he told The Manila Times.

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