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Highlights of the Meeting of the Joint Technical Group on Concept

  • Country/entity

    Philippines
    Mindanao
  • Region

    Asia and Pacific
    Asia and Pacific
  • Agreement name

    Highlights of the Meeting of the Joint Technical Group on Concept
  • Date

    6 Feb 2006
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

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

    Framework/substantive - partial
  • Conflict nature

    Government/territory
  • Peace process

    Philippines - Mindanao process
  • Parties

    Mr. Tapa Umal, GRP Technical Working Group on Concept Chairman;
    Prof. Habib Macaayong, MILF Technical Working Group on Concept Chairman
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    One page agreement that highlights the meeting of the Technical Working Groups (TWGs) on the Strand of Concept, in which the Parties affirmed that 'the Bangsamoro Judicial Entity shall have the authority and the jurisdiction over the ancestral domain and ancestral land'.


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
    Groups→Indigenous people→Rhetorical
    P
    Groups→Indigenous people→Substantive
    age 1, 2. The remaining unresolved issue under the Strand on Concept concerns the question of delineation. After a thorough and lengthy discussion by the GRP and MILF TWGs, both parties agree to put on record that the Bangsamoro Judicial Entity (BJE) shall have the authority and the jurisdiction over the ancestral domain and ancestral land, including both the alienable and nonalienable within the Bangsamoro homeland. The delineation of ancestral domain/land that has been agreed by the Strand on Territory rests with the BJE.
  • 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
    Page 1, 2. The remaining unresolved issue under the Strand on Concept concerns the question of delineation. After a thorough and lengthy discussion by the GRP and MILF TWGs, both parties agree to put on record that the Bangsamoro Judicial Entity (BJE) shall have the authority and the jurisdiction over the ancestral domain and ancestral land, including both the alienable and nonalienable within the Bangsamoro homeland. The delineation of ancestral domain/land that has been agreed by the Strand on Territory rests with the BJE.
  • 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)
    Governance→Political institutions (new or reformed)→General references
    Page 1, 2. The remaining unresolved issue under the Strand on Concept concerns the question of delineation. After a thorough and lengthy discussion by the GRP and MILF TWGs, both parties agree to put on record that the Bangsamoro Judicial Entity (BJE) shall have the authority and the jurisdiction over the ancestral domain and ancestral land, including both the alienable and nonalienable within the Bangsamoro homeland. The delineation of ancestral domain/land that has been agreed by the Strand on Territory rests with the BJE.
  • 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
    Power sharing→Territorial power sharing→Autonomous regions
    Page 1, 2. The remaining unresolved issue under the Strand on Concept concerns the question of delineation. After a thorough and lengthy discussion by the GRP and MILF TWGs, both parties agree to put on record that the Bangsamoro Judicial Entity (BJE) shall have the authority and the jurisdiction over the ancestral domain and ancestral land, including both the alienable and nonalienable within the Bangsamoro homeland. The delineation of ancestral domain/land that has been agreed by the Strand on Territory rests with the BJE.
  • 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
    Page 1, 2. The remaining unresolved issue under the Strand on Concept concerns the question of delineation. After a thorough and lengthy discussion by the GRP and MILF TWGs, both parties agree to put on record that the Bangsamoro Judicial Entity (BJE) shall have the authority and the jurisdiction over the ancestral domain and ancestral land, including both the alienable and nonalienable within the Bangsamoro homeland. The delineation of ancestral domain/land that has been agreed by the Strand on Territory rests with the BJE.
  • 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

    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. 156.

Highlights of the Meeting of the Joint Technical Group on Concept

06 February 2006

GRP Side

1. Mr. Tapa Umal (Chairman)

2. Sec.

Kabuntalan Emblawa

3. Director Nasser Musali

MILF Side

1. Prof Habib Macaayong (Chairman)

2. Dr Esmail Disoma

3. Atty.

Faisal Abdul

1. The meeting began at 10.30am and both the GRP TWG and the MILF TWG started with an introduction of each other.

Both parties agree to reaffirm what has been agreed upon in the previous TWG meetings on concepts and principles.

2. The remaining unresolved issue under the Strand on Concept concerns the question of delination.

After a thorough and lengthy discussion by the GRP and MILF TWGs, both parties agree to put on record that the Bangsamoro Judicial Entity (BJE) shall have the authority and the jurisdiction over the ancestral domain and ancestral land, including both the alienable and no-alieanable within the Bangsamoro homeland.

The deliniation of ancestral domain/land that has been agreed by the Strand on Territory rests with the BJE.

3. Both TWGs adjourned at 10.30pm.