DAVAO CITY: The peace panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) set August 18 as their deadline for submitting the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to the President.

“The Panels reiterated their commitment to finish an agreed draft Bangsamoro Basic Law by August 18, 2014, in sha Allah, in order to allow the Office of the President to submit the same to Congress as soon as possible,' they announced at the conclusion of their 10-day marathon meeting in this southern capital on Sunday.