Bangsamoro Basic Law

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Map of the Philippines highlighting the location of the proposed Bangsamoro in Mindanao.

The Bangsamoro Basic Law or BBL is a draft law intended to establish the Bangsamoro
political entity in the Philippines and provide for its basic structure of government, which will
replace the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.[1]

The BBL was passed in the House of Representatives despite probation against Constitution.

The proposed law is based on the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, the peace
agreement signed between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front.[1]

The draft of the law was personally submitted by President Benigno Aquino III to Congress
leaders on September 10, 2014.[2]

Contents
1 Reception
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Reception
A March 2015 surveys conducted by public opinions polling group Pulse Asia found that 44% of
Filipinos were opposed to the law's passage, with only 22% supporting its passage.[3] Opposition
to the law was strongest among the poor (45% in Class D, 43% in Class E) and among those
living in Mindanao (62%).[3] Awareness of the law was high, at 88%.[3]

With the collapse in popularity of the bill, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. acknowledged
the prospect that the bill may be rejected by Congress in the face of stiff public opposition, and
hoped that the government would produce a "Plan B".[4]