Agreement to Reaffirm the Pursuit of Peace

• Country/entity

  Philippines
  Mindanao
  
• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  
• Agreement name

  Agreement to Reaffirm the Pursuit of Peace
• Date

  10 Feb 1999
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Philippine Insurgencies (1968 - ) )
• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  Philippines - Mindanao process
• Parties

  FOR THE GRP: Edir Alma Revangelista, GRP Technical Committee Chairperson;
  FOR THE MILF: Sheikh Moner M. Bajunaid, MILF Technical Committee Chairperson
• Third parties

  Witnesseth: MGen. Santos B. Gabison Jr., AFP, GRP Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities Chairperson;
  Atty. Lanang S. Ali, MILF Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities Chairperson
• Description

  Agreement establishes the GRP-MILF Coordinating Committees on Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) in order to strengthen and enhance the implementation of the cessation of hostilities for the duration of the peace talks, primarily pursuant to the provisions of the Implementing Administrative Guidelines of the Agreement for General Cessation of Hostilities (AGCH), the CCCH will commence with the determination and verification of the MILF camps. The Agreement also includes that the GRP-MILF Sub-Committee on Agenda-Setting will meet on March 1, 1999 to discuss the agenda for the formal talks.

• Agreement document

  PH_990210_Agreement to Reaffirm Pursuit of Peace.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

IN THE NAME OF GOD THE MOST BENEFICENT, THE Most MERCIFUL

Agreement

(TO REAFFIRM THE PURSUIT FOR PEACE)

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES OF THE AGREEMENT FOR GENERAL CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES (AGCH) DATED SEPTEMBER 12, 1997, THE GRP-MILF COORDINATING COMMITTEES ON CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES (CCCH) ARE HEREBY ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAID AGREEMENT AND CARRY OUT ITS MANDATED POWERS AND FUNCTIONS.

IT IS HEREBY AGREED THAT REPLACEMENTS FOR VACATED POSITIONS IN THE CCCH BE NAMED PRIOR TO ITS INITIAL CONVENING ON FEBRUARY 17, 1990, AT THE NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY COTABATO CΙΤΥ.

THE CCCH SHALL FORMULATE ITS INTERNAL PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO ITS MANDATED POWERS AND FUNCTIONS.

IT SHALL BE GUIDED BY THE JOINT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SIGNED BY THE GRP-MILF PANELS ON FEBRUARY 10, 1999.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS, AS PROVIDED N RULE VII OF THE IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE GENERAL CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES (AGCH), SHALL LIKEWISE BE DISCUSSED DURING THE SAID INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES FOR THE DURATION OF THE PEACE TALKS, THE CCCH SHALL COMMENCE SEVEN (7) DAYS FROM ITS FIRST MEETING THE DETERMINATION AND VERIFICATION OF THE MILF CAMPS.

IT IS LIKEWISE AGREED THAT THE GRP-MILF SUB-COMMITTEES ON AGENDA-SETTING SHALL MEET ON MARCH 1, 1999 AT THE DAWAH CENTER, CROSSING SIMUAY, SULTAN KUDARAT, MAGUINDANAO TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA OF THE FORMAL TALKS,

DONE ON FEBRUARY 10, 1999 AT THE DAWAH CENTER, CROSSING.

SIMUAY SULTAN KUDARAT, MAGUINDANAO.

FOR THE GRP:

EDIR ALMA R EVANGELISTA (CHAIRPERSON, GRP TECHNICAL COMMITTEE)

WITNESSETH:

MGNSANTOS B GABISON JR AFP (CHAIRPERSON, GRP SUB-COMMITTEE ON CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES)

FOR THE MILF:

SHEIKH MONER M BAJUNAID (CHAIRPERSON, MILF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE)

WITNESSETH:

ATTY LANANGS ALI (CHAIRPERSON, MILF SUB-COMMITTEE ON CESSATION OF HOSILITIES)