Gov’t, MILF to organize Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) soon

From the MILF Website (Feb 9): Gov’t, MILF to organize Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) soon

The peace panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will formally organize the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) within one month after they created it last January 25.

This was learned from Jun Mantawil, head of the MILF peace panel Secretariat, who told Luwaran today that the TPMT will be composed of 5-7 members.

He explained that the TPMT shall be headed by an international eminent person and two others may be appointed as additional eminent persons by the Parties.

He added that there will be four members: two international non-government organizations, one to be nominated by the GPH and another by the MILF, and two domestic NGOs, one to be nominated by the GPH and the other by the MILF. All members are to be mutually decided.

He said the task of the TPMT is to monitor, review and assess the implementation of all signed agreements, primarily the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and its Annexes.

Mantawil also disclosed that the MILF is seriously considering someone from Europe to head the TPMT but added that the MILF will most likely nominate one Muslim eminent person and at least one of the INGOs to be selected from Muslim INGOs which has involvement in the resolution of global conflicts.

However, when pressed to provide details, Mantawil merely shrugged off his shoulder and said: “I don’t have the authority to make any further details.”

The GPH and MILF peace panels will meet again this month to discuss the remaining unresolved on the four Annexes: power-sharing, wealth-sharing, Transitional Arrangement and Modalities, and Normalization.

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