• Country/entity

  Philippines
  Mindanao
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  GRP and MILF Joint Press Release

• Date

  21 Oct 1997

• 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

  MGen. Joselin B. Nazareno, GRP Panel Representative;
  Atty. Lanang S. Ali, MILF Panel Representative

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Joint Press Release to inform on an urgent meeting held to discuss recent developments which were decidedly adverse to the ongoing peace negotiations. Both GRP and MILF Panels agreed to refer the recent incident to the Independent Fact-Finding Committee, in addition to closely monitoring the situation in the Barira, Buldon, Matanog and adjacent areas, with the decision to further discuss the situation in the upcoming talks on November 12-13, 1997. The Committee Chairmen also expressed their continuing adherence to spirit and the intent of the Agreement on the General Cessation of Hostilities.

• Agreement document

  PH_971021_GRP-MILF Joint Press Release.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

GRP AND MILF JOINT PRESS RELEASE

MAJOR General JOSELIN B. NAZARENO AND ATTY.

LANANG ALI, CHAIRMEN OF THE GRP-MILF COORDINATING COMMITTEES ON THE GENERAL CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES HELD AN URGENT MEETING TODAY, OCTOBER 21, 1997, IN COTABATO CITY IN MONTANOG AND ADJACENT AREAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY INCIDENTS WHICH MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ONGOING PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

AFTER THE MEETING, THE GRP AND THE MILF PANELS HAVE NOTED THE MILF ASSURANCE THAT THERE WILL BE NO DEATH EXECUTION BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 12-13, GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS IN MARAWI CITY AND THE SAME ISSUE SHALL BE THE SUBJECT OF THE FURTHER DISCUSSION DURING THE SAID TALKS.

BOTH CHAIRMEN LIKEWISE AGREED TO REFER THE INCIDENT INVOLVING THE ATTACK AT CAMP SIONGCO, AWANG, DATU ODIN SINSUAT, MAGUINDANAO ON OCTOBER 14, 1997 TO THE INDEPENDENT FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY FR.

ELISEO MERCADO, OMI FOR INQUIRY.

THE GRP AND MILF COMMITTEES ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE SITUATION IN THE AREA WITH THE VIEW TO EASING THE TENSION THEREAT SPECIALLY IN MAGUINANAO AND ITS ADJACENT PROVINCES.

THE GRP PANEL HAS ASSURED THE MILF OF THE REPOSITIONING OF THE AFP FORCES TO ITS OCTOBER 16, 1990 POSITIONS.

THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR CONTINUING ADHERENCE TO THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL CESSATION OF THE HOSTILITIES AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE GRP AND MILD IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY ON JULY 18, 1997.

FURTHERMORE, THEY AGREED TO CONTINUE THE TALKS AS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED ON NOVEMBER 12 AND 13, 1997 IN MARAWI CITY.

SIGNED IN THE CITY OF COTABATO THIS 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN.

FOR GRP:

MGEN JOSELIN B NAZARENO (GRP PANEL REPRESENTATIVE)

FOR THE MILF:

ATTY.

LANANG S. ALI (MILF PANEL REPRESENTATIVE)