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Joint Statement (Joint Meeting of the GRP and MILF Technical Working Groups on Resources)

  • Country/entity

    Philippines
    Mindanao
  • Region

    Asia and Pacific
    Asia and Pacific
  • Agreement name

    Joint Statement (Joint Meeting of the GRP and MILF Technical Working Groups on Resources)
  • Date

    7 Feb 2006
  • 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

    ASec. Natanog M. Mapandi, GRP Technical Working Group on Resources Chairman;
    Dep. Exec. Dir. Ali B. Sangki, GRP Technical Working Group on Resources;
    Datu Al S. Saliling, GRP Technical Working Group on Resources;
    Datu Antonio P. Kinoc, MILF Technical Working Group on Resources Chairman;
    Amor B. Pendaliday, MILF Technical Working Group on Resources;
    Sultan Lilwalug B. Dimapunung MILF Technical Working Group on Resources
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    Agreement informing the Joint Meeting of the GRP and MILF Technical Working Groups (TWGs) on the Resources Strand, in which the Parties reviewed and agreed on items Nos. 1, 3, and 4 of the Consensus Point on Resources, that item No. 5 will be re-stated to include reparations to the legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro People arising from their marginalization and dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, as well as the continuation of policies, rules and guidelines, prior agreements, proclamations and issuances relating to natural resources and the environment unless otherwise decided by the Bangsamoro Juridical entity.


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
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    2) That item No 5 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 6 of the MILF Position Paper shall be restated as follows "The legitimate grievances of the Bangsmaoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged. Whenever restoration is no longer possible, the GRP shall take effective measures or adequate reparation collectively beneficial to the Bangsamoro people, in such quality, quantity and status to be determined mutually by both Parties."

    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    3) That item No. 2 of the Consensus Point on resources (or Paragraph 3 of the MILF Position Paper) shall read as follows: " All proclamations, issuances, policies, rules and guidelines declaring old growth or natural forest and all watershed within the Bangsamoro homeland as forests reserves shall continue to remain in force until otherwise modified, revised or superseded by subsequent policies, rules and regulations issued by the competent Bangsmaoro authority or juridical entity. [...]"
  • Other groups

    No specific mention.

  • Refugees/displaced persons
    Groups→Refugees/displaced persons→Substantive
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    2) That item No 5 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 6 of the MILF Position Paper shall be restated as follows "The legitimate grievances of the Bangsmaoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged. Whenever restoration is no longer possible, the GRP shall take effective measures or adequate reparation collectively beneficial to the Bangsamoro people, in such quality, quantity and status to be determined mutually by both Parties."
  • 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
    Power sharing→Economic power sharing→Sharing of resources
    Pg. 2, I. Taxation, A. Taxing Powers
    3. Revenues from the additional taxes beyond those already devolved to the ARMM and the Bangsamoro share in revenues derived from exploration, development and utilization of natural resources will be deducted from the amount comprising the annual block grant. This is without prejudice to the just share of the Bangsamoro's constituent local government units in the national taxes. These deductions shall be suspended for four years from the full operation of the Bangsamoro.
    Power sharing→Economic power sharing→Fiscal federalism
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    3) That item No. 2 of the Consensus Point on resources (or Paragraph 3 of the MILF Position Paper) shall read as follows: " All proclamations, issuances, policies, rules and guidelines declaring old growth or natural forest and all watershed within the Bangsamoro homeland as forests reserves shall continue to remain in force until otherwise modified, revised or superseded by subsequent policies, rules and regulations issued by the competent Bangsmaoro authority or juridical entity. Forest concessions, timer licenses, contracts or agreements, mining concessions, mineral production and sharing agreements, industrial Forest Management Agreements (IFMA), and other tenurial instruments of any kind or nature whatsoever granted by the Philippine Government including those issued by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shall continue to operate from the date of formal entrenchment of the Bangsamoro Juridical entity unless otherwise expired, reviewed, modified, and/or cancelled by the latter."
  • Military power sharing

    No specific mention.


Human rights and equality

  • Human rights/RoL general
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    2) That item No 5 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 6 of the MILF Position Paper shall be restated as follows "The legitimate grievances of the Bangsmaoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged. Whenever restoration is no longer possible, the GRP shall take effective measures or adequate reparation collectively beneficial to the Bangsamoro people, in such quality, quantity and status to be determined mutually by both Parties.""
  • 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
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    2) That item No 5 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 6 of the MILF Position Paper shall be restated as follows "The legitimate grievances of the Bangsmaoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged. [...]"

Socio-economic reconstruction

  • Development or socio-economic reconstruction
    Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic development
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    1) That items Nos 1, 3 and 4 of the Consensus Points on Resources (copy attached) have been discussed fully and affirmed the same items as stated and signed by both Parties during the 7th GRP-MILF Exploratory Talks conducted on April 16-17, 2005 in Port Dickson, Malaysia ;

    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    2) That item No 5 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 6 of the MILF Position Paper shall be restated as follows "The legitimate grievances of the Bangsmaoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged. Whenever restoration is no longer possible, the GRP shall take effective measures or adequate reparation collectively beneficial to the Bangsamoro people, in such quality, quantity and status to be determined mutually by both Parties."

    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    3) That item No. 2 of the Consensus Point on resources (or Paragraph 3 of the MILF Position Paper) shall read as follows: " All proclamations, issuances, policies, rules and guidelines declaring old growth or natural forest and all watershed within the Bangsamoro homeland as forests reserves shall continue to remain in force until otherwise modified, revised or superseded by subsequent policies, rules and regulations issued by the competent Bangsmaoro authority or juridical entity. Forest concessions, timer licenses, contracts or agreements, mining concessions, mineral production and sharing agreements, industrial Forest Management Agreements (IFMA), and other tenurial instruments of any kind or nature whatsoever granted by the Philippine Government including those issued by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shall continue to operate from the date of formal entrenchment of the Bangsamoro Juridical entity unless otherwise expired, reviewed, modified, and/or cancelled by the latter."
  • National economic plan

    No specific mention.

  • Natural resources
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    1) That items Nos 1, 3 and 4 of the Consensus Points on Resources (copy attached) have been discussed fully and affirmed the same items as stated and signed by both Parties during the 7th GRP-MILF Exploratory Talks conducted on April 16-17, 2005 in Port Dickson, Malaysia ;

    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    ... 3) That item No. 2 of the Consensus Point on resources (or Paragraph 3 of the MILF Position Paper) shall read as follows: " All proclamations, issuances, policies, rules and guidelines declaring old growth or natural forest and all watershed within the Bangsamoro homeland as forests reserves shall continue to remain in force until otherwise modified, revised or superseded by subsequent policies, rules and regulations issued by the competent Bangsmaoro authority or juridical entity. Forest concessions, timer licenses, contracts or agreements, mining concessions, mineral production and sharing agreements, industrial Forest Management Agreements (IFMA), and other tenurial instruments of any kind or nature whatsoever granted by the Philippine Government including those issued by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shall continue to operate from the date of formal entrenchment of the Bangsamoro Juridical entity unless otherwise expired, reviewed, modified, and/or cancelled by the latter."
  • International funds

    No specific mention.

  • Business

    No specific mention.

  • Taxation

    No specific mention.

  • Banks

    No specific mention.


Land, property and environment

  • Land reform/rights
    Land, property and environment→Land reform/rights→Other land rights
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    2) That item No 5 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 6 of the MILF Position Paper shall be restated as follows "The legitimate grievances of the Bangsmaoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged. [...]"
  • Pastoralist/nomadism rights

    No specific mention.

  • Cultural heritage

    No specific mention.

  • Environment
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    3) That item No. 2 of the Consensus Point on resources (or Paragraph 3 of the MILF Position Paper) shall read as follows: " All proclamations, issuances, policies, rules and guidelines declaring old growth or natural forest and all watershed within the Bangsamoro homeland as forests reserves shall continue to remain in force until otherwise modified, revised or superseded by subsequent policies, rules and regulations issued by the competent Bangsmaoro authority or juridical entity. Forest concessions, timer licenses, contracts or agreements, mining concessions, mineral production and sharing agreements, industrial Forest Management Agreements (IFMA), and other tenurial instruments of any kind or nature whatsoever granted by the Philippine Government including those issued by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shall continue to operate from the date of formal entrenchment of the Bangsamoro Juridical entity unless otherwise expired, reviewed, modified, and/or cancelled by the latter."
  • Water or riparian rights or access
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    ... 3) That item No. 2 of the Consensus Point on resources (or Paragraph 3 of the MILF Position Paper) shall read as follows: " All proclamations, issuances, policies, rules and guidelines declaring old growth or natural forest and all watershed within the Bangsamoro homeland as forests reserves shall continue to remain in force until otherwise modified, revised or superseded by subsequent policies, rules and regulations issued by the competent Bangsmaoro authority or juridical entity. [...]"

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
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    3) That item No. 2 of the Consensus Point on resources (or Paragraph 3 of the MILF Position Paper) shall read as follows: "All proclamations, issuances, policies, rules and guidelines declaring old growth or natural forest and all watershed within the Bangsamoro homeland as forests reserves shall continue to remain in force until otherwise modified, revised or superseded by subsequent policies, rules and regulations issued by the competent Bangsmaoro authority or juridical entity. [...]"
  • 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
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    2) That item No 5 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 6 of the MILF Position Paper shall be restated as follows "The legitimate grievances of the Bangsmaoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged. Whenever restoration is no longer possible, the GRP shall take effective measures or adequate reparation collectively beneficial to the Bangsamoro people, in such quality, quantity and status to be determined mutually by both Parties."
  • Missing persons

    No specific mention.

  • Reparations
    Transitional justice→Reparations→Material reparations
    Page 1, The Technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:
    2) That item No 5 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 6 of the MILF Position Paper shall be restated as follows "The legitimate grievances of the Bangsmaoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged. Whenever restoration is no longer possible, the GRP shall take effective measures or adequate reparation collectively beneficial to the Bangsamoro people, in such quality, quantity and status to be determined mutually by both Parties."
  • 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), pp. 169 - 170.

Joint Statement

Joint meeting of the GRP and MILF Technical Working Groups on Resources

The technical Working Groups of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Resources Strand on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 agreed on the following:

That Item Nos.

1, 3 and 4 of the Consensus Points on Resources (copy attached) have been discussed fully and affirmed the same items as stated and signed by both Parties during the 7th GRP-MILF Exploratory Talks conducted on April 16-17, 2005 in Port Dickson, Malaysia, and

That item No.

5 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 6 of the MILF Position Paper) shall be re-stated as follows:

“The legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and proprietary rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged.

Whenever restoration is no longer possible, the GRP shall take effective measures or adequate reparation collectively beneficial to the Bangsamoro people, in such quality, quantity and status to be determined mutually by both parties.”

That item No.

2 of the Consensus Points on Resources (or Paragraph 3 of the MILF Position Paper) shall read as follows:

“All proclamations, issuances, policies, rules and guidelines declaring old growth or natural forests and all watersheds within the Bangsamoro homeland as forest reserve shall continue to remain in force until otherwise modified, revised or superseded by subsequent policies, rules and regulations issued by the competent Bangsamoro authority or juridical entity.

Forest concessions, timber licenses, contracts or agreements, mining concessions, mineral production and sharing agreements, Industrial Forest Management Agreement (IFMA), and other tenurial instruments of any kind or nature whatsoever granted by the Philippines Government including those issued by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shall continue to operate from the date of formal entrenchment of the Bangsamoro juridical entity unless otherwise expired, reviewed, modified and/or cancelled by the latter.”

Signed by the GRP and MILF Technical Working Groups on Resources this 7th day of February 2006 at Guoman, Port Dickson Malaysia.

For The GRP:

ASEC MATANOG M. MAPANDI (CHAIRMAN)

DEP. EXES DIR.

ALI B SANGKI

DATU AL S, SALILING

For The MILF:

DATU ANTONIO P. KINOC (CHAIRMAN)

AMOR B. PENDALIDAY

SULTAN LIWALUG B. DIMAPUNUNG