The peace panels of both the Government of the Philippines
(GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will have to work harder to
face a big challenge ahead with the recent signing of the Annex on
Normalization and Addendum on the Bangsamoro Waters geared towards ending the
decades-old Mindanao armed conflict.
This was stressed by Presidential Adviser on the Peace
Process Teresita Quinto-Deles during an interview with reporters at the Kanto
Restaurant in Ortigas Center , Pasig
City
The Annex on Normalization lays out details the process on
the return of the MILF forces to peaceful civilian life. On the other hand, the
Addendum on Bangsamoro Waters outlines the delineation and jurisdiction of
Bangsamoro waters in southern Philippines
Deles and Prof. Miriam Coronel Ferrer, chair of the GPH
panel, expressed their belief that the MILF is serious in ending the over than
four decades of bloody warfare in Mindanao, tagged as a land of promise because
of its abundance in natural resources, including food and untapped oil
deposits.
The discussion of the normalization issue was very difficult
and most emotional as this includes the decommissioning of weapons and put them
beyond use.
“As to the combatants that will be covered in the
decommissioning process, their number and names will be subject to verification
and identification processes that will be undertaken by an Independent
Decommissioning Body, Mohagher Iqbal, MILF chief negotiator, was quoted as
saying following the signing in Kuala Lumpur last werek.
On the other hand, Ferrer explained that decommissioning is
only one part of a comprehensive normalization process.
“We have several activities lined up addressing all
components: security, socio-economic, transitional justice and social reconciliation,
as well as the political and legislative process that will have to be done to
complete the whole agreement,” she said, adding that they target to complete
everything before the current administration ends its term in 2016,” Ferrer
said.
Peace negotiations between the GPH and MILF started in 1997
during the remaining months of then President Fidel V. Ramos.
The Ramos administration initiated the negotiations of the
breakaway MILF after the government signed a final peace agreement with the
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) on Sept. 2, 1996.
This resulted in the signing of the Agreement for General
Cessation of Hostilities on July 21, 1997; - Implementing Administrative
Guidelines of the GRP-MILF Agreement on the General Cessation of Hostilities on
September 12, 1997 and Implementing Operational Guidelines of the GRP-MILF
Agreement on the General Cessation of Hostilities on November 14, 1997.
But during the time of then President Joseph Estrada, the
volatile Mindanao situation broke out anew
after MILF forces attacked government forces.
In response, Estrada declared an all-out war against the
MILF and government forces practically captured all 49 MILF camps in Central MindanaoAs a result, the peace talks were
suspended for some years.
But during the time of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,
the talks were revived.
However, as the two peace panels were about sign the
controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) in 2008, the
Supreme Court declared it as unconstitutional.
Hostilities broke out anew in Central Mindanao until
exploratory peace talks were resumed in December 2009. Records at the Office of
the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) show the following
agreements were signed from 2001 – 2013.
- Agreement of the General Framework for the Resumption of
Peace Talks Between the GRP and the MILF | March 24, 2001
- Agreement on Peace Between the Government of the Republic
of the Philippines and the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Tripoli
- Implementing Guidelines on the Security Aspect of the
GRP-MILF Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 | August 7, 2001
- Manual of Instructions for CCCH and LMTS | October 18,
2001
- Joint Communique Between the Government of the Republic of
the Philippines
- Implementing Guidelines on the Humanitarian,
Rehabilitation and Development Aspects of the GRP-MILF Tripoli Agreement of
Peace 2001 | May 7, 2002
- Interim Implementing Guidelines of the Joint Communique of
06 May 2002 | December 9, 2002
- Joint Statement (Exploratory Talks) | March 28, 2003
- Joint Statement (5th Exploratory Talks) | February 20,
2004
- Statement of Understanding | April 6, 2004
- Joint Statement (6th Exploratory Talks) | December 21,
2004
- Joint Statement (7th Exploratory Talks) | April 20, 2005
- Joint Statement (8th Exploratory Talks) | June 21, 2005
- Joint Statement (9th Exploratory Talks) | September 16,
2005
- Joint Statement (10th Exploratory Talks) | February 7,
2005
- Joint Statement (12th Exploratory Talks) | May 4, 2006
- Joint Statement (Special Meeting of the GRP-MILF Panels) |
August 27, 2007
- Joint Statement (Special Meeting of the GRP and MILF
Chairmen) | October 24, 2007
- Joint Statement (14th Exploratory Talks) | November 15,
2007
- Joint Statement of the GRP Interagency Technical Working
Group (GRP IATWG) and the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) | November 8,
2008
- Civilian Protection Component of the International
Monitoring Team (IMT) | October 27, 2009
- Terms of Reference of the International Monitoring Team |
December 9, 2009
- Joint Statement (Special Meeting of the GRP and MILF
Chairmen) | July 29, 2009
- Framework Agreement on the Formation of the International
Contact Group for the GRP-MILF Peace Process | September 15, 2009
- Joint Statement (Special Meeting of the GRP and MILF
Chairmen) | December 2, 2009
- Joint Statement; Resumption of the GRP-MILF Peace
Negotiations (16th Exploratory Talks) | December 9, 20092010
- 17th Exploratory Talks | January 28, 2010
- Terms of Reference of the Civilian Protection Component
(CPC) of the International Monitoring Team | May 5, 2010
- Guidelines for the Implementation of the Philippine
Campaign to Ban Landmines-Fondation Suisse De Deminage (PCBL-FSD) Project
Pursuant to the Joint Statement of the GRP-MILF Peace Panels Dated 15 November
2007 | May 5, 2010
- Joint Statement (18th Exploratory Talks)
- Declaration of Continuity for Peace Negotiation Between
the Government of the Republic of the Philippines
- Joint Statement (20th Exploratory Talks) | February 10,
2011
- Joint Statement (21st Exploratory Talks) | April 28, 2011
- Statement of GPH Peace Panel Chair Dean Marvic Leonen on
the Conclusion of the 22nd Formal Exploratory Talks | August 23, 2011
- Statement of Panel Chair Marvic Leonen (GPH-MILF Informal
Executive Meeting) | November 3, 2011
- Joint Statement (23rd Exploratory Talks) | December 7,
2011 2012
- Joint Statement (24th Exploratory Talks) | January 11,
2012
- Joint Statement (25th Exploratory Talks) | Feburary 15,
2012
- Joint Statement (26th Exploratory Talks) | March 21, 2012
- Joint Statement (27th Exploratory Talks) | April 24, 2012
- Decision Points of Principles as of April 2012
- Joint Statement (29th Exploratory Talks) | July 18, 2012
- Joint Statement (30th Exploratory Talks) | August 11, 2012
- Joint Statement (31st Exploratory Talks) | September 8,
2012
- Joint Communique (32nd Exploratory Talks) | October 7,
2012
- Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro | October 15, 2012
- Joint Statement (33rd Formal Exploratory Talks) | November
17, 2012 2013
- Joint Statement (35th Formal Exploratory Talks) | January
25, 2013
- The Third Party Monitoring Team and its Terms of Reference
| January 25, 2013
- GPH-MILF Certificate on AHJAG & IMT Renewal | January
25, 2013
- Joint Statement (36th Formal Exploratory Talks) | February
28, 2013
- Annex on Transitional Arrangements and Modalities |
February 28, 2013
- The Independent Commission on Policing and its Terms of
Reference | February 28, 2013
- Joint Statement of GPH-MILF on the 37th Formal Exploratory
Talks | April 11, 2013
- Terms of Reference for Sajahatra Bangsamoro | April 11,
2013
- Guidelines for Mutual Understanding between the CCCH of
the GPH and the MILF for Ceasefire-related functions during the May 13, 2013
National and Local Elections | April 22, 2013
- Joint Statement of GPH-MILF peace panels on the 38th
Formal Exploratory Talks | July 13, 2013
- Annex on Revenue Generation and Wealth Sharing | July 13,
2013
-Joint Statement of the GPH-MILF peace panels on the 39th
Formal Exploratory Talks | August 22, 2013
-Joint Statement of the GPH-MILF peace panels on the 40th
Formal Exploratory Talks | September 20, 2013
-Joint Statement of the GPH-MILF peace panels on the 41st
Formal Exploratory Talks | October 13, 2013
-Joint Statement of the GPH-MILF peace panels on the 42nd
Formal Exploratory Talks | December 8, 2013
-Annex on Power Sharing | December 8, 2013.
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