PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd has expanded the functions and prolonged the life of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) headed by Mohagher Iqbal to ensure the existence of the body until the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) has been ratified.

The President signed Executive Order (EO) 187 that amended an earlier order that created the BTC, which was required to come up with a draft BBL that will serve as the basis of a new Bangsamoro political entity in accordance with the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).