• Country/entity

  Philippines
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  Joint Statement by the Negotiating Panels of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDPF)

• Date

  9 Mar 2001

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Renewal

• Conflict nature

  Government

• Peace process

  Philippines-NDF process

• Parties

  GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES:
  Silvestre H. Bello III, Chair, GRP Negotiating Panel
  Hernani A. Braganza, Member
  Rene V. Sarmiento, Member
  
  NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES:
  Luis G. Jalandoni, Chair, NDFP Negotiating Panel
  Fidel V. Agcaoili, Member
  Coni K. Ledesma, Member

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  In this agreement, the GRP and the NDFR declare their firm adherence to the principle that the Peace Negotiations are a continuing process between the Parties to address the roots of the armed conflict. The Parties shall resume formal peace negotiations on 27 April 2001 in accordance with other agreements.

• Agreement document

  PH_010903_Joint Statement between the Government of the Philippines and the NDPF.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

JOINT STATEMENT by the Negotiating Panels of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)

09 March 2001

The Negotiating Panel of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) meeting in Utrecht and The Hague, The Netherlands on 6-9 March 2001 in order to renew the Joint Commitment of the GRP and the NDFP to a just and lasting peace, hereby announce the resumption of the peace negotiations under the following principles and premises:

1. The two Parties declare their finn adherence to the principle that the GRPNDFP

Peace Negotiations are a continuing process between the parties to address

the roots of the armed conflict.

2. The Parties uphold and affirm the validity and binding character of the ten

bilateral agreements (Annex A hereof) that were entered into between them from 1

September 1992 to 7 August 1998 as the framewot'k and foundation for the

resumption of the peace negotiations.

3. The reinstatement of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees

(JASIG) shaU be accomplished through written notices by the prineipals of both

parties and transmitted to each other before the date of the actual resumption of the

peace negotiations.

4. Prior to the resumption of the formal peace negotiations, the Negotiat~g Panels

shall form authorize and operationalize their respective Reciprocal Wo?Ong f

Committ~ on Social and Economic Reforms (RWC-SER) and give notice tbereo

to each other.

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5. The Pa:

rt~es have agreed to dtscuss the eue<:

tve 1~P and International

ComprehensiVe Agreement on Re8pect for Human ~ts hereo£

Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) as provided for In Part V t

ti2tions on 27 April2001 in

6. The GRP and NDFP shall resume formal peace nego •th this Joint

a mutually acceptable foreign neutral venue in accordan;

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7m the JASIG, and

State~ent, The Hague Joint Dt(;la~tion dated 1 Sep~e~ e~tion;lization of the ..

the Jomt Agreement on the Form.ataon, Sequence:~ P199s.

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Reciprocal Working Committees (RWCs) dated 2 une ~.;

~otiations shaD include the is :

. The agenda of such resumption of formal p~ce nb~uld include the ap~roval oft:

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exchange of credentials of the two Panels whtcb s ts f the panel cbaumen, an~ V

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tbe opeaiDg of the formalaecotiationa oD Sodal and Economic Reforms betwee~a th

respective IUdprocal Worldllg ComDtlttees or the two Parties.

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/1. Botla Parties ban agreed to CODtiaue UDdertakiDg goodwill and coDfideuce

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Dg measures to ell.baaee the atmosphere and promote the progress for the

resumptiou of the peace negotiatious.

In response to the appeals of the Wnilies,

human rights orguizations and religious groups, the GRP sh2U take steps to

accder.ate the Rlease of prboners and detainees contained in a Jist provided by

human rights organizations.

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