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The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of Republic Act No. 11054 or the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Bangsamoro Organic Law) but declared the Province of Sulu not part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) after the province rejected the law’s ratification. In a unanimous Decision, […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has thrown his support behind the establishment of a sound legal and regulatory framework for the development of Islamic banks in the country. Together with outgoing Senator Chiz Escudero, Gatchalian has co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2231, or An Act Providing For The Regulation and The Organization of Islamic Banks. Gatchalian chairs the […]
“A pivotal and historic milestone in Mindanao’s quest for a just and lasting peace.” This was the response of Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Sen. Koko Pimentel III to the Commission on Election’s proclamation that the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) had been ratified with 1,540,017 residents voting in favor of ratification and only 198,750 voting […]