In a bid to strengthen the ongoing implementation of the ceasefire agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Sarangani Province, members of the local and international monitoring teams (LMT/IMT) in the area have started crafting mechanisms in support of the deal.
Sarangani Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon said the monitoring teams are specifically formulating mechanisms that would define the role of both parties in safeguarding the continuing ceasefire and the peace process, especially on the ground.
The provincial government earlier convened the LMT and IMT to a joint meeting to discuss the crafting of the ceasefire mechanisms for the area.
“Structures are existing but a clearly defined system on the ground has yet to be crafted,” the governor said in a statement.
The LMTs, which are operating in 13 provinces in Mindanao, are the local-based support mechanism to the Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH), which is mainly mandated to protect the ceasefire agreement.
The IMT, which is led by Malaysia, is tasked to monitor the compliance and investigate possible violations of government and MILF forces on the provisions of the ceasefire accord.
In the wake of the ongoing peace negotiations, Solon said the mechanism of coordination or Manual of Instruction (MOI) should be agreed upon and adopted by both local peace panels as implementing guidelines on the security aspect.
The MOI was seen to form part of the government’s partnership with the MILF in the peace agreement in terms of the security aspect, he said.
The governor said they pushed for the crafting of the local ceasefire mechanism to further ensure the area’s security.
Aside from the LMT and the IMT Team Site 4, Solon said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police, CCCH and other local peace advocates are assisting the crafting of the ceasefire mechanism.
Citing a report from the AFP, the governor added that Sarangani has remained generally peaceful as movements of the MILF have been properly coordinated with government troops through the LMT.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/71881/panel-head-biff-wont-have-the-pleasure-of-seeing-peace-process-collapse
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