• Country/entity

  Philippines
  Mindanao
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  Joint Statement

• Date

  18 Dec 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 Negotiating Panel Chairman;
  Aleem Abdulaziz Mimbantas, MILF Negotiating Panel Chairman

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Agreement by the Negotiating Panels to reiterate and assure the people of their commitment through the upcoming Holy Month of Ramadhan and the forthcoming celebration of the birth of Jesus, to continue their efforts to achieve a mutual understanding and cooperation to find a peaceful, just, permanent and acceptable solution to the armed conflict in Mindanao.

• Agreement document

  PH_991218_Joint Statement.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

The 8th GRP-MILF technical committee meeting was held on September 17-18, 1998 at the Da’wah centre, crossing Simuay, Sultan Kudarat.

Maguindanao.

Following are the salient points discussed and agreed at the meeting:

The recommendations of the quick response team (QRT) relative to its field investigation in upper Minabay, Buldon, Maguindanao.

Adherence to the February 6, 1998 agreement to sustain the quest for peace, specifically with reference to the repositioning of government forces pursuant to the five kilometres distance from Banganan River in upper Minabay as provided in the said agreement.

The five kilometre distance shall be determined and recommended by the QRT within ten (10) days from today.

The QRT shall report the compliance with the agreement on the repositioning to the GRP-MILF sub-committee on cessation of Hostilities (SCCH) before its meeting on October 6, 1998.

Likewise, the GRP will facilitate the movement of Cotabato timber company incorporated (CTCI) guards from upper Minabay.

Administrative arrangements for the operationalisation of the coordinating committees on cessation of hostilities of both sides.

At the meeting, the MILF technical committee submitted a listing of its major and other camps and agreed to provide the GRP with the parameters ad criteria in determining the same.

Pursuant to this, both sides agreed that their respective sub-committees on cessation of hostilities (SCCH) shall meet on October 6, 1998 for further discussion on the matter at a venue to be determined later.

These matters were taken in order to pave the way for smooth discussion of agenda items for the formal peace talks.

Both sides agreed to hold the next En Banc Technical Committee Meeting tentatively scheduled on October 22-23, 1998, at a venue to be determined later.

For the GRP:

USEC.

ALMA R. EVANGELISTA (Chairperson, GRP Technical Committee)

MGEN SANTOS B. GABISON JR. (

Chairperson, GRP Sub-committee on Cessation of Hostilities)

For the MILF:

SHEIKH MONER BAJUNAID (Chairperson, MILF Technical Committee)

ATTY.

LANANG ALI (Chairperson, MILF Sub-committee on Cessation of Hostilities)