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MINDANAO’S SULTANATES AND IPs ATTEND BBL HEARING: Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. (center), chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, poses with representatives of the Sultanates and indigenous peoples (IPs) of Mindanao during a lull in the continuation of a hearing on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) Monday, May 25. The sultanates and the IPs were invited to the hearing to air their views and concerns on the BBL. “We have to ensure too that the rights of the IPs are recognized and protected under the BBL,” Marcos said. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo/25 May 2015)