Agreement to Cease Hostilities along the Highway of Cotabato City to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat

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Country/entity
Philippines
Mindanao
Region
Asia and Pacific
Asia and Pacific
Agreement name
Agreement to Cease Hostilities along the Highway of Cotabato City to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
Date
12 Jan 2000
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Philippine Insurgencies (1968 - ) )
Stage
Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Philippines - Mindanao process
Parties
LtGen. Orlando V. Soriano (Ret.), GRP Panel Chairman;
Ghazali Jaafar, MILF Central Committee and Political Affairs Vice-Chairman
Third parties
Witnesses:
Rep. Anthony P. Dequina, GRP Panel Member;
Rep. Simeon A. Datumanong, GRP Panel Adviser;
Datu Zacaria A. Candao, Maguindanao Province Governor;
Muslimin G. Sema, Cotabato City Mayer;
Mohagher Iqbal, MILF Panel Member;
Shiek Omar Pasigan, MILF Panel Adviser;
Atty. Lanang S. Ali, MILF Technical Committee Vice-Chairman
Description
Agreement by the GRP and MILF Panels to cease the fighting between respective armed forces along the National Highway from Cotabato City to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, and for the GRP and MILF Coordinating Committees on Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) to verify the compliance of the forces. The Panels also agree to strengthen the organizational capabilities of the CCCH and the Independent Fact-Finding Committee (IFFC).

Agreement document
PH_000112_Agreement to Cease Hostilities on Highway of Cotabato City to Isulan.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
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Governance

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Power sharing

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Rights institutions

NHRI
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Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
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State of emergency provisions
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Judiciary and courts
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Prisons and detention
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Traditional Laws
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Socio-economic reconstruction

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Land, property and environment

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Water or riparian rights or access
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Security sector

Security Guarantees
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Ceasefire
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
To cease the fighting between our resepctive armed forces along the national highway from Cotabato City to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat effective six o'clock in the afternoon of this date; and

To restore the existing situation ante bellum as of 01 December 1999 effective six o'clock in the morning of 13 January 2000.

Along this line, we hereby task the GRP and MILF Coordinating Committees on Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) to verify the compliance thereof by both Parties not later than 14 January 2000 and to verify the reported tension along the national highway in Lanao del Sur.

We further agree to strengthen the organizational capabilities of the CCCH and the Independent Fact-Finding Committee (IFFC).
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
To cease the fighting between our resepctive armed forces along the national highway from Cotabato City to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat effective six o'clock in the afternoon of this date;
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
To cease the fighting between our resepctive armed forces along the national highway from Cotabato City to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat effective six o'clock in the afternoon of this date;
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
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Drugs
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Terrorism
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Transitional justice

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Courts
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Mechanism
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Prisoner release
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Vetting
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Victims
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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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Source
GRP-MILF Peace Process: Compilation of Signed Agreements & other related Documents (1997-2010); (MILF Peace Panel/Asia Foundation, 2010), p. 80.

AGREEMENT

IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PEACE PROCESS WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, HEREBY AGREE:

TO CEASE THE FIGHTING BETWEEN OUR RESPECTIVE ARMED FORCES ALONG THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY FROM COTABATO CITY TO

ISULAN SULTAN KUDARAT EFFECTIVE SIX O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON ON THIS DATE;

AND

TO RESTORE THE EXISTING SITUATION ANTE BELLUM AS OF 01 DECEMBER 1999 EFFECTIVE SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING OF 13 JANUARY 2000.

ALONG THIS LINE, WE HEREBY TASK THE GRP AND MILF COORDINATING COMMIITEES ON CESSATION OF HOSTIUTIES (CCCH) TO

VERIFY THE COMPLIANCE THEREOF BY BOTH PARTIES NOT LATER THAN 14 JANUARY 2000, AND TO VERIFY THIS REPORTED TENSION ALONG THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY IN LANAO DEL SUR.

WE FURTHER AGREE TO STRENGHTEN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE CCCH AND THE lNDEPENDENT FACT FINDING

COMMITTEE (lFFC).

DONE THIS 12TH DAY OF JANUARY 2000 AT THE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL OF MAGUINDANAO.

FOR THE GRP:

LTGEN ORLANDO V SORIANO (Ret) Chairman, GRP Panel

FOR THE MILF:

GHAZALI JAAFAR, Vice Chairman for Political Affairs

WITNESSETH [sic]:

FOR THE GRP:

REP ANTHONY P. DEQUINA, Member, GRP Panel, REP SIMEON A. DATUMANONG, Adviser, GRP Panel, DATU ZACARIA A CANDAO, Governor, Maguindano Province, MUSLIMIN G. SEMA, Mayor, Cotabato City

FOR THE MILF:

MOHAGHER IQBAL, Member, MILF Panel, SHIEK OMAR PASIGAN, Adviser, MILF Panel, ATTY.

LANANG S. ALI, Vice Chairman, MILF Technical Committee