Published: 6:41 p.m., July 11, 2018 | Updated: 7:01 p.m., July 11, 2018
President Rodrigo Duterte has convinced both chambers of Congress to adopt the House provision on the Bangsamoro territory and plebiscite, which states that local government units may join the envisioned region only if their mother province or town would also vote in favor of inclusion.
“Pleased to announce that the President facilitated the passage of the BBL [Bangsamoro Basic Law] by convincing the two Houses of Congress to adopt the House version of the BBL providing that the 6 municipalities of Lanao Del Norte and the 39 barangays of North Cotobato could vote to join the BBL territory in a referendum to be conducted on the mother territory of the areas involved,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a text message sent to reporters on Wednesday.

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