Joint Statement

  • Country/entity
    Philippines
    Mindanao
  • Region
    Asia and Pacific
    Asia and Pacific
  • Agreement name
    Joint Statement
  • Date
    6 Oct 1999
  • 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
    USec. Orlando V. Soriano, GRP Peace Panel Chairman;
    Ghazali Jaafar, MILF Political Affairs Vice-Chariman
  • Third parties
    -
  • Description
    Agreement by the Parties, which states that regardless of the recent armed skirmishes, effective measures have been put in place to prevent future occurrences and that the opening ceremony of the formal peace talks will go ahead as agreed upon.


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 people

    No specific mention.

  • 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 delimitation

    No specific mention.

  • 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.

  • Constitution

    No specific mention.


Power sharing

  • Political power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Territorial power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Economic power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • 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/access

    No specific mention.

  • Protection measures

    No specific mention.

  • 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 reconstruction

    No specific mention.

  • National economic plan

    No specific mention.

  • Natural resources

    No specific mention.

  • 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.

  • Environment

    No specific mention.

  • Water or riparian rights or access

    No specific mention.


Security sector

  • Security Guarantees

    No specific mention.

  • Ceasefire

    No specific mention.

  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces
    Page 1,
    The recent armed skirmishes between our forces notwithstanding, and effective measures having been put in place to prevent occurrence of similar unfortunate events, we, the undersigned, hereby agreed to proceed with the opening ceremony of the formal peace talks between the GRP and the MILF as scheduled on 25 October, 1999.
  • DDR

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    Page 1,
    The recent armed skirmishes between our forces notwithstanding, and effective measures having been put in place to prevent occurrence of similar unfortunate events, we, the undersigned, hereby agreed to proceed with the opening ceremony of the formal peace talks between the GRP and the MILF as scheduled on 25 October, 1999.
  • 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 signatory

    No specific mention.

  • Referendum for agreement

    No specific mention.

  • International mission/force/similar

    No specific mention.

  • Enforcement mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    GRP-MILF Peace Process: Compilation of Signed Agreements & other related Documents (1997-2010); (MILF Peace Panel/Asia Foundation, 2010), p. 71.

JOINT STATEMENT

The recent armed skirmishes between our forces notwithstanding, and effective measures having been put in place to prevent occurrence of similar unfortunate events, we, the undersigned, hereby agreed to proceed with the opening ceremony of the formal peace talks between the GRP and the MILF as scheduled on 25 October, 1999.

We, alsohereby announce that the respective work of the Joint Preparatory Committee and the other sub-committees already organized shall continue unabated in order to ensure the success of the holding of the aforesaid opening ceremony.

Done this 6th day of October, 1999, at the Provincial Capitol Building, Crossing Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao

FOR THE GRP:

USEC.

ORLANDO V. SORANO

Chairman, GRP Peace Panel

FOR THE MILF:

GHAZALI JAAFAR

Vice-Chairman for Political Affairs, MILF