• Country/entity

  Philippines
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDPF) and the Third Party Facilitator, the Royal Norwegian Government

• Date

  25 Jun 2004

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation

• Conflict nature

  Government

• Peace process

  Philippines-NDF process

• Parties

  3 signatures (see notes)

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  The Agreements lists 10 points which describe the role of the designated Finance Agent of the Norweigan Government and their financial support to the Joint Monitoring Committee and its Joint Secretariat. Amongst other things, the Finance Agent will review and submit budget for funding to the third party facilitator, release funds and disburse money and allowances for the staff and personnel and staff. Moreover, the Finance Agent retains the right to review the disbursement and utilization of funds.

• Agreement document

  PH_040625_Memorandum of Understanding.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

Memorandum of Understanding between the government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Third Party Facilitator, the Royal Norwegian Government

In relation to the role of the designated Finance Agency of the Royal Norwegian Government and their financial support to the Joint Monitoring Commmittee (JMC) and its Joint Secretariat (JS)

The respective Monitoring Committees of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), through their respective Chairpersons, by authority of their respective Negotiating Panels have agreed with the Third Party Facilitator the Royal Norwegian Government that the following will guide the role of the designated Finance Agent (employed by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, CHD) of the Third Party Facilitator and their financial support to the Joint Monitoring Committee and its Joint Secretariat:

1. The Finance Agent will relate with the respective sections of the GRP and the NDFP in the Joint Secretariat in reviewing and submitting a budget for funding of the Joint Secretariat to the Third Party Facilitator.

2. The Finance Agent will release funds and disburse money in accordance with the allotments contained in the approved budget for the Joint Secretariat for an initial three (3) month period.

3. The Finance Agent will release funds to the respective sections of the GRP and the NDFP in the Joint Secretariat for their daily expenses on a monthly basis to ensure their efficient and smooth operations and to receive receipts and supporting documents of the liquidation of such expenses.

4. The Finance Agent will release directly the allowances or honoraria for the staff and personnel of the GRP and the independent nominees and contracted staff of the NDFP sections in the Joint Secretariat every 15th and 30th of the month.

5. The Finance Agent will relate with the respective Heads of the GRP and NDFP sections in the Joint Secretariat as limited agents or representatives of their respective Monitoring Committees exclusively on disbursement and release of funds for the operations of the Joint Secretariat;

provided that the power to audit shall be vested in another entity.

6. The Finance Agent will hold office, consistent with its role and function, outside and Independent of the Joint Secretariat offices.

7. The Finance Agent will deal with the building administrator or officers of the corporation that owns the offices being leased by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, as representative of the Royal Norwegian Government, for the benefit of the Joint Secretariat, exclusively on financial matters related thereto.

8. The Finance Agent will relate with the two parties in agreeing on a format for reports, attaching receipts and supporting documents, helping when necessary in submitting financial reports to the Third Party Facilitator.

9. In cooperation with the JMC, the Third Party Facilitator retains the right to review the disbursement of funds distributed through the Finance Agent and the appropriate initialization of those funds by the Joint Secretariat in carrying out the designated tasks and aims of the Joint Monitoring Committee.

10. The Third Party Facilitator retains ownership of all the equipment and property purchased with funds provided by the Third Party Facilitator unless representatives from the two parties are notified otherwise.

Done in Oslo on the 25th of June, 2004.

(signed by 3 unclear signatures)