THE Senate will not be stampeded into passing the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in a rush because lawmakers will have to make sure that the measure is “fair, inclusive and constitutional,” senators said on Tuesday.

Sen. Grace Poe, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, said the chamber will not compromise a just BBL for the sake of expediency.

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