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He told MindaNews there are existing drafts that can be made as the working draft to hasten the process of the final drafting.
MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim has repeatedly said the draft law must be compliant with the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) that the government and MILF signed on March 27, 2014.
Iqbal also said sessions can be done more frequently than the previous BTC’s twice monthly sessions with the rest of the month spent on consultations and committee meetings. He said they can meet every day if necessary.
He said the new BTC will still have him as member but MILF 1st Vice Chair Ghazali Jaafar will chair the 21-member body composed of 11 nominees from the MILF and 10 from the government.
The previous BTC had 15 members, eight from the MILF and seven from the government.
Six of the previous BTC members representing the MILF will still be part of the new BTC, Iqbal said.
Santiago said they are eyeing the last weekend of February for the launch and oath-taking in Davao City of the 21-member BTC.
