Joint Statement
- Country/entity
-
Philippines
Mindanao - Region
-
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
- 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 (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
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
- Page 1,
In the observance and spirit of the Holy Month of Ramadhan and the forthcoming celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, we the chairpersons of the GRP and MILF panels, respectively, reiterate our commitment to the attainment of peace and harmony in Mindanao.
Page 1,
[...]
We would like to assure the people of our continued effort to achieve mutual understanding, trust, and cooperation in finding a peaceful, just, lasting, permanent, and acceptable solution to the armed conflict in Mindanao. - Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- 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. 78.
Source agreement
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)