Normalization leads to new security in Bangsamoro

From the Philippine Information Agency (May1): Normalization leads to new security in Bangsamoro

Communities that will be under the proposed Bangsamoro will no longer be affected by armed conflict as new security will be implemented within the area as part of normalization process.

The Independent Commission on Policing (ICP) will be responsible for recommending proper policing in Bangsamoro that will consider cultural sensitivities in relation to constitutional parameters.

According to their report submitted to the Philippine Government on April 14, 2015, ICP stated that, “the police for the Bangsamoro shall be professional, civilian in character, effective and efficient in law enforcement, fair and impartial, and accountable under the law for its actions.”

The ICP further stated that the police “shall be responsible both to the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government, and the communities it serves.”

In line with security, an Independent Decommissioning Body (IDB) with its Chairman Haydar Berk from Turkey will oversee the decommissioning of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) forces and weapons.

In the decommissioning, a graduate program shall be undertaken by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to turn-in weapons.

The MILF will also coordinate with the Philippine Government to disband private armed groups.

Furthermore, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will be redeployed orderly by the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government as part of the normalization in Bangsamoro.

However, the AFP will still retain their installations for national defense and security.

The normalization process will begin once Bangsamoro will be created.

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