1993 Interim Ceasefire Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of The Philippines (GRP) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) with the Participation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
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Asia and PacificAgreement name
1993 Interim Ceasefire Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of The Philippines (GRP) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) with the Participation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)Date
7 Nov 1993Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Philippines - Mindanao processParties
Ambassador Manuel T. Yan, GRP Peace Panel Chairman
Professor Nur Misuari, MNLF Peace Panel ChairmanThird parties
Ambassador S. Wiryono, Director-General for Political Affairs for the Host Government and the OIC Ministerial Committee of the Six Chairman Ambassador Mohammad Mohsin, OIC Assistant Secretary GeneralDescription
Agreement to formalize and strengthen the ceasefire, and establishes a Joint Committee to implement the agreement.
Agreement document
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Land, property and environment
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Security sector
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- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, Preamble
WHEREAS, there is an existing informal ceasefire between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police of the GRP, on the one hand, and the Bangsamoro Armed Forces of the MNLF, on the other, [...]
Page 1, 1. To formalize and further strengthen the structure and conduct of the ceasefire which was agreed upon between the erstwhile Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino, and Chairman Nur Misuari of the MNLF. The latter in embarking on the peace
process had obtained the Concurrence of the Secretary-General of the OIC. [...]
Page 1, 2. To ensure the successful implementation of this Interim Ceasefire Agreement, the forces of both parties shall remain in their respective places and retrain from any provocative actions or any acts of hostilities contrary to the spirit and purposes of this said Agreement: provided that the representatives of the OIC shall help supervise in the implementation of this Agreement through the Joint Committee;
Page 2, 3. A Joint Committee as provided for in Article III section 12 of the Tripoli Agreement shall be constituted immediately, to be composed of representatives from the GRP and the MNLF with the help of the OIC represented by the Ministerial Committee of
the Six;
Page 2, 4. This Joint Committee shall prepare its own detailed guidelines and ground rules for the implementation of this Agreement and submit the same to all parties concerned not later than 30th November 1993 for approval by duly designated representatives of all the parties concerned.
Page 2, 5. This Interim Ceasefire Agreement which shall be linked to the substantial progress of the negotiations shall take effect immediately upon its signing by the parties signatory to it and shall remain valid and enforceable solely for the duration of the Formal Peace Talks, unless otherwise extended by their unanimous decision. - PolicePage 1, Preamble
WHEREAS, there is an existing informal ceasefire between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police of the GRP, on the one hand, and the Bangsamoro Armed Forces of the MNLF, on the other, [...] - Armed forcesPage 1, Preamble
WHEREAS, there is an existing informal ceasefire between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police of the GRP, on the one hand, and the Bangsamoro Armed Forces of the MNLF, on the other, [...] - DDR
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- Intelligence services
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- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, Preamble
WHEREAS, there is an existing informal ceasefire between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police of the GRP, on the one hand, and the Bangsamoro Armed Forces of the MNLF, on the other, [...]
Page 1, 2. To ensure the successful implementation of this Interim Ceasefire Agreement, the forces of both parties shall remain in their respective places and retrain from any provocative actions or any acts of hostilities contrary to the spirit and purposes of this said Agreement: provided that the representatives of the OIC shall help supervise in the implementation of this Agreement through the Joint Committee; - Withdrawal of foreign forces
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- Corruption
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- Crime/organised crime
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- Drugs
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- Terrorism
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Transitional justice
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- Mechanism
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- Prisoner release
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- Vetting
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- Missing persons
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- Reparations
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- Reconciliation
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Implementation
- UN signatory
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- Other international signatoryAmbassador S. Wiryono, Director-General for Political Affairs for the Host Government and the OIC Ministerial Committee of the Six Chairman
Ambassador Mohammad Mohsin, OIC Assistant Secretary General - Referendum for agreement
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- International mission/force/similar
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- Enforcement mechanismAs Agreement in its entirety is formalizes and strengthens the ceasefire between the Parties, see Ceasefire section for enforcement mechanism.
- Related cases
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- SourceUN Peacemaker
https://peacemaker.un.org/philippines-interimceasefire93
In the Name of God, the Omnipotent, the Merciful GRP - MNLF Formal Peace Talks with the OIC Participation
Jakarta, 25th October - 7th Novemeber 1993 Interim GRP - MNLF Ceasefire Agreement
This document is entitled:
"1993 Interim Ceasefire Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of The Philippines (GRP) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) with the Participation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)".
WHEREAS, there are on-going formal negotiations between the GRP and the MNLF Peace Panels being held in Jakarta, Indonesia, with the
participation of the Representatives of the OIC in order to attain a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Southern Philippines, primarily
in the area of regional autonomy;
WHEREAS, there is an existing informal ceasefire between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police of the GRP,
on the one hand, and the Bangsamoro Armed Forces of the MNLF, on the other, as a result of the meeting between the erstwhile President
Corazon C. Aquino and Chairman Nur Misuari in the capital lown Jolo, the Province of Sulu, on 5th September 1986;
WHEREAS, all the parties at the current Formal Peace Talks, subscribing to the a dable suggestion of the Honorable Foreign Minister of Indonesia, do hereby agree on the following:
1. To formalize and further strengthen the structure and conduct of the ceasefire which was agreed upon between the erstwhile Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino, and Chairman Nur Misuari of the MNLF.
The latter in embarking on the peace process had obtained the concurrence of the Secretary-General of the OIC.
The historic meeting between the two leaders took place in Jolo, the Province of Sulu, on 5th September 1986;
2. To ensure the successful implementation of this Interim Ceasefire Agreement, the forces of both parties shall remain in their respective places and retrain from any provocative actions or any acts of hostilities contrary to the spirit and purposes of this said Agreement:
provided that the representatives of the OIC shall help supervise in the implementation of this Agreement through the Joint Committee;
3. A Joint Committee as provided for in Article III section 12 of the Tripoli Agreement shall be constituted immediately, to be composed of representatives from the GRP and the MNLF with the help of the OIC represented by the Ministerial Committee of the Six;
4. This Joint Committee shall prepare its own detailed guidelines and ground rules for the implementation of this Agreement and submit the same to all parties concerned not later than 30th November 1993 for approval by duly designated representatives of all the parties concerned.
5. This Interim Ceasefire Agreement which shall be linked to the substantial progress of the negotiations shall take effect immediately upon its signing by the parties signatory to it and shall remain valid and enforceable solely for the duration of the Formal Peace Talks, unless otherwise extended by their unanimous decision.
Done in Jakarta on the 7th of November 1993