MANILA, Philippines — Two senators on Thursday disputed claims that a bill seeking to extend the transition period of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) removes the representation of Christian settler communities from the interim government.
During the Senate’s session, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri told his colleagues that he received an “alarming text” claiming that Senator Francis Tolentino, sponsor of the bill, has “removed” the Christian settler communities from the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) “paving the way for absolute Muslim authority in the area, leaving the Christians without a voice.”
The bill, which is currently bein…
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