President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to name 21 individuals who will comprise the new and expanded Bangsamoro Transition Commission by January, a senior Cabinet official said Friday.
“By January, the President is expected to appoint the members,” presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza said.
Dureza added that the old Bangsamoro Basic Law, which the last Congress did not pass, will be the basic document that members of the BTC will work on.
“The old BBL already underwent scrutiny but failed to be passed because of the Mamasapano incident, which put doubts on the level of trust in the talks. There were also issues on its constitutionality, but there are sectors affirming that the old BBL is constitutionally-compliant,” he said.
Increasing the number of BTC members, according to Dureza, will bring together all key peace actors and stakeholders in the implementation of all Bangsamoro accords.