On the Bangsamoro Waters and Zones of Joint Cooperation Addendum to the Annex on Revenue Generation and Wealth-sharing and the Annex on Power-sharing
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Philippines
MindanaoRegion
Asia and Pacific
Asia and PacificAgreement name
On the Bangsamoro Waters and Zones of Joint Cooperation Addendum to the Annex on Revenue Generation and Wealth-sharing and the Annex on Power-sharingDate
25 Jan 2014Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Framework/substantive - partialConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Philippines - Mindanao processParties
For the GPH: Prof. Miriam Cornonel-Ferrer, GPH Panel Chair; For the MILF: Mohagher Iqbal, MILF Panel ChairThird parties
Signed in the presence of: Tengku Dato’ Ab Ghafar Tengku Mohamed, Malaysian FacilitatorDescription
Addendum to the annexes on Revenue Generation and Wealth sharing and on Power Sharing to formalize the jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro Waters and create Zones of Joint Cooperation, and establish a Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
Agreement document
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous peopleGroups→Indigenous people→SubstantivePage 2, 9. The Bangsamoro people, other indigenous peoples in the adjoining provinces, and the resident fishers in the Bangsamoro shall have preferential rights over fishery, aquamarine, and other living resources in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitationPage 1, 1. The Bangsamoro Waters shall extend up to 22.224 kilometers (12 nautical miles) from the low-water mark of the coasts that are part of the Bangsamoro territory. The Bangsamoro Waters shall be part of the territorial jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro political entity.
Page 1, 2. Where a constituent local government unit of the Bangsamoro and an adjoining local government unit are so situated on the opposite shores such that there is thirty (30) kilometers of waters or less between them, a line equally distant from the opposite shores shall be drawn to demarcate the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of the adjoining local government unit. Should they be so situated that there is more than thirty (30) kilometers but less than 37.224 kilometers of waters between them, a line shall be drawn at the edge of the 15 kilometers municipal waters of the adjoining local government unit to demarcate it from the Bangsamoro Waters.
Page 1, 4 .The specific coordinates delineating the Bangsamoro Waters and the Zones of Joint Cooperation shall be determined in the Bangsamoro Basic Law. The map attached shall serve as the guide in mapping out the specific coordinates.
See Page 3 for Map. - Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- ConstitutionGovernance→Constitution→Constitutional reform/makingPage 1, 4 .The specific coordinates delineating the Bangsamoro Waters and the Zones of Joint Cooperation shall be determined in the Bangsamoro Basic Law. The map attached shall serve as the guide in mapping out the specific coordinates.
Power sharing
- Political power sharingPower sharing→Political power sharing→OtherState levelPage 1, 3. There shall be Zones of Joint Cooperation in the Sulu Sea and the Mora Gulf for the purpose of a) protection of traditional fishing grounds, b) benefitting from the resources, and c) interconnectivity of the islands and the mainland parts of a cohesive Bangsamoro political entity; provided that the zones do not include the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of all adjoining local government units.
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Page 1, 5. There shall be free movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
Page 2, 8. Transportation plying direct routes connecting the islands in Sulu, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi and/or the mainland parts of the Bangsamoro and passing through the Zones of Joint Cooperation shall be considered intra-regional routes.
Page 2, 10. Ten years after the signing of the comprehensive agreement on the Bangsamoro, the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government shall discuss the enhancement of the area of the Bangsamoro Waters, through the necessary processes and modalities.
See Page 3 for Map. - Territorial power sharingPower sharing→Territorial power sharing→Local/municipal governmentPage 1, 2. Where a constituent local government unit of the Bangsamoro and an adjoining local government unit are so situated on the opposite shores such that there is thirty (30) kilometers of waters or less between them, a line equally distant from the opposite shores shall be drawn to demarcate the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of the adjoining local government unit. Should they be so situated that there is more than thirty (30) kilometers but less than 37.224 kilometers of waters between them, a line shall be drawn at the edge of the 15 kilometers municipal waters of the adjoining local government unit to demarcate it from the Bangsamoro Waters.
Page 1, 3. There shall be Zones of Joint Cooperation in the Sulu Sea and the Mora Gulf for the purpose of:
a) protection of traditional fishing grounds,
b) benefitting from the resources, and
c) interconnectivity of the islands and the mainland parts of a cohesive Bangsamoro political entity; provided that the zones do not include the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of all adjoining local government units.
Page 1, 6. There shall be created a Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation composed of representatives of the Bangsamoro Government and Central Government. The Bangsamoro Government and the Central Government shall ensure the participation of concerned local government units (LGUs). This body shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of appropriate agencies for fisheries and marine development and environmental protection, and enhance the movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.Power sharing→Territorial power sharing→OtherPage 1, 3. There shall be Zones of Joint Cooperation in the Sulu Sea and the Mora Gulf for the purpose of a) protection of traditional fishing grounds, b) benefitting from the resources, and c) interconnectivity of the islands and the mainland parts of a cohesive Bangsamoro political entity; provided that the zones do not include the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of all adjoining local government units.
Page 1, 4 .The specific coordinates delineating the Bangsamoro Waters and the Zones of Joint Cooperation shall be determined in the Bangsamoro Basic Law. The map attached shall serve as the guide in mapping out the specific coordinates.
Page 1, 5. There shall be free movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
Page 2, 8. Transportation plying direct routes connecting the islands in Sulu, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi and/or the mainland parts of the Bangsamoro and passing through the Zones of Joint Cooperation shall be considered intra-regional routes.
Page 2, 10. Ten years after the signing of the comprehensive agreement on the Bangsamoro, the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government shall discuss the enhancement of the area of the Bangsamoro Waters, through the necessary processes and modalities.
See Page 3 for Map. - Economic power sharingPower sharing→Economic power sharing→Sharing of resourcesPage 1, 3. There shall be Zones of Joint Cooperation in the Sulu Sea and the Mora Gulf for the purpose of [...] b) benefitting from the resources
Page 1, 5. There shall be free movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
Page 1, 6. There shall be created a Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation composed of representatives of the Bangsamoro Government and Central Government. The Bangsamoro Government and the Central Government shall ensure the participation of concerned local government units (LGUs). This body shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of appropriate agencies for fisheries and marine development and environmental protection, and enhance the movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
Pg. 2, 7. The intergovernmental relations mechanism shall ensure the cooperation and coordination between the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government on the exploration, development and utilization of non-living resources in the Zones of Joint Cooperation and determine the sharing of income and revenues derived therefrom.
Page 2, 9. The Bangsamoro people, other indigenous peoples in the adjoining provinces, and the resident fishers in the Bangsamoro shall have preferential rights over fishery, aquamarine, and other living resources in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
See Page 3 for Map. - Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/accessPage 1, 5. There shall be free movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
- Protection measuresRights related issues→Protection measures→OtherPage 1, 3. There shall be Zones of Joint Cooperation in the Sulu Sea and the Mora Gulf for the purpose of:
a) protection of traditional fishing grounds,
b) benefitting from the resources, and
c) interconnectivity of the islands and the mainland parts of a cohesive Bangsamoro political entity; provided that the zones do not include the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of all adjoining local government units.
Page 1, 6. There shall be created a Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation composed of representatives of the Bangsamoro Government and Central Government. The Bangsamoro Government and the Central Government shall ensure the participation of concerned local government units (LGUs). This body shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of appropriate agencies for fisheries and marine development and environmental protection, and enhance the movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation. - Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstructionSocio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 1, 5. There shall be free movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
Page 1, 6. There shall be created a Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation composed of representatives of the Bangsamoro Government and Central Government. The Bangsamoro Government and the Central Government shall ensure the participation of concerned local government units (LGUs). This body shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of appropriate agencies for fisheries and marine development and environmental protection, and enhance the movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
Pg. 2, 7. The intergovernmental relations mechanism shall ensure the cooperation and coordination between the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government on the exploration, development and utilization of non-living resources in the Zones of Joint Cooperation and determine the sharing of income and revenues derived therefrom. - National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resourcesPage 1, 6. There shall be created a Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation composed of representatives of the Bangsamoro Government and Central Government. The Bangsamoro Government and the Central Government shall ensure the participation of concerned local government units (LGUs). This body shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of appropriate agencies for fisheries and marine development and environmental protection, and enhance the movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
Pg. 2, 7. The intergovernmental relations mechanism shall ensure the cooperation and coordination between the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government on the exploration, development and utilization of non-living resources in the Zones of Joint Cooperation and determine the sharing of income and revenues derived therefrom.
Page 2, 9. The Bangsamoro people, other indigenous peoples in the adjoining provinces, and the resident fishers in the Bangsamoro shall have preferential rights over fishery, aquamarine, and other living resources in the Zones of Joint Cooperation. - International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- EnvironmentPage 1, 3. There shall be Zones of Joint Cooperation in the Sulu Sea and the Mora Gulf for the purpose of a) protection of traditional fishing grounds, [...]
Page 1, 6. There shall be created a Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation composed of representatives of the Bangsamoro Government and Central Government. The Bangsamoro Government and the Central Government shall ensure the participation of concerned local government units (LGUs). This body shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of appropriate agencies for fisheries and marine development and environmental protection, and enhance the movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation. - Water or riparian rights or accessPage 1, 1. The Bangsamoro Waters shall extend up to 22.224 kilometers (12 nautical miles) from the low-water mark of the coasts that are part of the Bangsamoro territory. The Bangsamoro Waters shall be part of the territorial jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro political entity.
Page 1, 2. Where a constituent local government unit of the Bangsamoro and an adjoining local government unit are so situated on the opposite shores such that there is thirty (30) kilometers of waters or less between them, a line equally distant from the opposite shores shall be drawn to demarcate the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of the adjoining local government unit. Should they be so situated that there is more than thirty (30) kilometers but less than 37.224 kilometers of waters between them, a line shall be drawn at the edge of the 15 kilometers municipal waters of the adjoining local government unit to demarcate it from the Bangsamoro Waters.
Page 1, 3. There shall be Zones of Joint Cooperation in the Sulu Sea and the Mora Gulf for the purpose of a) protection of traditional fishing grounds, b) benefitting from the resources, and c) interconnectivity of the islands and the mainland parts of a cohesive Bangsamoro political entity; provided that the zones do not include the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of all adjoining local government units.
Page 1, 4 .The specific coordinates delineating the Bangsamoro Waters and the Zones of Joint Cooperation shall be determined in the Bangsamoro Basic Law. The map attached shall serve as the guide in mapping out the specific coordinates.
Page 1, 5. There shall be free movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
Page 2, 8. Transportation plying direct routes connecting the islands in Sulu, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi and/or the mainland parts of the Bangsamoro and passing through the Zones of Joint Cooperation shall be considered intra-regional routes.
Page 2, 10. Ten years after the signing of the comprehensive agreement on the Bangsamoro, the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government shall discuss the enhancement of the area of the Bangsamoro Waters, through the necessary processes and modalities.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
No specific mention.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatorySigned in the presence of: Tengku Dato’ Ab Ghafar Tengku Mohamed, Malaysian Facilitator
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceUN Peacemaker
http://peacemaker.un.org/philippines-addendum-waters2014
ON THE BANGSAMORO WATERS AND ZONES OF JOINT COOPERATION ADDENDUM TO THE ANNEX ON REVENUE GENERATION AND WEALTH SHARING AND THE ANNEX ON POWER SHARING
1. The Bangsamoro Waters shall extend up to 22.224 kilometers (12 nautical miles) from the low-water mark of the coasts that are part of the Bangsamoro territory.
The Bangsamoro Waters shall be part of the territorial jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro political entity.
2. Where a constituent local government unit of the Bangsamoro and an adjoining local government unit are so situated on the opposite shores such that there is thirty (30) kilometers of waters or less between them, a line equally distant from the opposite shores shall be drawn to demarcate the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of the adjoining local government unit.
Should they be so situated that there is more than thirty (30) kilometres but less than 37.224 kilometers of waters between them, a line shall be drawn at the edge of the 15 kilometers municipal waters of the adjoining local government unit to demarcate it from the Bangsamoro Waters.
3. There shall be Zones of Joint Cooperation in the Sulu Sea and the Moro Gulf for the purpose of a) protection of traditional fishing grounds, b) benefitting from the resources, and c) interconnectivity of the islands and the mainland parts of a cohesive Bangsamoro political entity;
provided that the zones do not include the Bangsamoro Waters and the municipal waters of all adjoining local government units.
4. The specific coordinates delineating the Bangsamoro Waters and the Zones of Joint Cooperation shall be determined in the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
The map attached shall serve as the guide in mapping out the specific coordinates.
5. There shall be free movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
6. There shall be created a Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation composed of representatives of the Bangsamoro Government and Central Government.
The Bangsamoro Government and the Central Government shall ensure the participation of concerned local government units (LGUs).
This body shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of appropriate agencies for fisheries and marine development and environmental protection, and enhance the movement of vessels, goods, and people in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
7. The intergovernmental relations mechanism shall ensure the cooperation and coordination between the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government on the exploration, development and utilization of non-living resources in the Zones of Joint Cooperation and determine the sharing of income and revenues derived therefrom.
8. Transportation plying direct routes connecting the islands in Sulu, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi and/or the mainland parts of the Bangsamoro and passing through the Zones of Joint Cooperation shall be considered intra-regional routes.
9. The Bangsamoro people, other indigenous peoples in the adjoining provinces, and the resident fishers in the Bangsamoro shall have preferential rights over fishery, aquamarine, and other living resources in the Zones of Joint Cooperation.
10. Ten years after the signing of the comprehensive agreement on the Bangsamoro, the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government shall discuss the enhancement of the area of the Bangsamoro Waters, through the necessary processes and modalities.
Done this 25th day of January 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
For the GPH:
PROF.
MIRIAM CORONEL-FERRER, GPH Panel Chair
For the MILF:
MOHAGHER IQBAL, MILF Panel Chair
SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF:
TENGKU DATO' AB GHAFAR TENGKU MOHAMED, Malaysian Facilitator