Bangsamoro Organic Law

Bangsamoro Organic Law
Congress of the Philippines
  • An Act Providing for the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Repealing for the purpose Republic Act No. 6734, Entitled "An Act providing an Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao", as amended by Republic Act No. 9054, Entitled "An Act to strengthen and expand the Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao"[1]
CitationRepublic Act No. 11054
Territorial extentPlebiscite:
Post ratification:
Bangsamoro
Passed byHouse of Representatives of the Philippines
PassedJuly 24, 2018
Passed bySenate of the Philippines
PassedJuly 23, 2018
Signed byPresident Rodrigo Duterte
SignedJuly 26, 2018
EffectiveAugust 10, 2018
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Representatives of the Philippines
Bill titleProviding for the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro and Abolishing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9054, Entitled "An Act to Strengthen and Expand the Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao", and Republic Act No. 6734, Entitled, "An Act Providing for an Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao"
Bill citationHouse Bill No. 6475
Introduced bySpeaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, Minority Leader Danilo Suarez et al.
First readingOctober 3, 2017
Second readingMay 30, 2018
Third readingMay 30, 2018
Second chamber: Senate of the Philippines
Bill titleBasic Law for the Bangsamoro
Bill citationSenate Bill No. 1717
Member(s) in chargeSenate President Aquilino Pimentel III et al.
First readingFebruary 28, 2018
Second readingMay 31, 2018
Third readingMay 31, 2018
Conference committee bill passed by House of Representatives of the PhilippinesJuly 24, 2018
Conference committee bill passed by Senate of the PhilippinesJuly 23, 2018
Status: In force

The Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL; Filipino: Batayang Batas para sa Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Bangsamoro),[2] also known as the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11054, is a Philippine law that provided for the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).[3]

Legislative efforts for the establishment of a Bangsamoro autonomous region was first proposed and deliberated upon by the 16th Congress of the Philippines but failed to pass into law. The issue was taken up once again in the 17th Congress. The legislation was ratified by both the Senate and the House of Representatives on July 23 and 24, 2018 respectively.[4] The bill was finally signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 26, 2018.[5][6] The provisions of the law became effective on August 10, 2018.[7]

As an organic act, the basic law abolished the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and provided for the basic structure of government for Bangsamoro, following the agreements set forth in the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro peace agreement signed between the government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2014.[3]

A two-part plebiscite was held on January 21 (for ARMM areas) and February 6 (for Cotabato and the six municipalities in Lanao del Norte, including areas who petitioned to join the region), creating Bangsamoro and formally abolishing the ARMM.

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  2. ^ "Panukalang Batas Blg. 4994" (PDF). Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "FAQs about the Bangsamoro Basic Law". GMA News. GMA Network. September 10, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "House ratifies Bangsamoro". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Duterte signs Bangsamoro Organic Law". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Duterte signs Bangsamoro law". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (October 30, 2018). "Sulu LGU asks SC to junk 'unconstitutional' Bangsamoro law". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 25, 2020.