Administrative Procedures in the Conduct of GRP-MILF Technical Committee Meetings
- Country/entity
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Philippines
Mindanao - Region
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Asia and Pacific
- Agreement name
- Administrative Procedures in the Conduct of GRP-MILF Technical Committee Meetings
- Date
- 26 Feb 1997
- 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
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Asec Jovenal Lazaga, GRP Technical Committee Chairman
Sheikh Moner Bajunaid, MILF Technical Committee Chairman - Third parties
- -
- Description
- The Agreement provides from the creation and composition of the GRP-MILF Technical Committee, from which there will be the Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities, to prepare guidelines and ground rules for a ceasefire, and the Sub-Committee on Agenda Setting, to identify and clarify the issues and concerns to be discussed in the future peace talks.
- Agreement document
- PH_970226_Administrative Procedures in Conduct.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
- Rights related issues→Media and communication→OtherPage 2, 3. Conduct of Meetings
c. Liaison Officers - Liaison officers from both Sub-Committees shall be designated to ensure proper coordination and smooth flow of communications between the two parties in between meetings. The Following have been designated as liaison officers: 1) On matters pertaining to the Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities - 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
- Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, 1. Creation, Composition and Mandate of the GRP-MILF Technical Committee
[...] The GRP-MILF Technical Committee shall have two sub-committees a) the Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities; and b) Sub-Committee on Agenda Setting, each tasked to function as follows:
a. Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities - To prepare the guidelines and ground rules on the cessation of hostilities to generate a favorable atmosphere for the peace talks.
Page 2, 3. Conduct of Meetings
c. Liaison Officers - Liaison officers from both Sub-Committees shall be designated to ensure proper coordination and smooth flow of communications between the two parties in between meetings. The Following have been designated as liaison officers:
1) On matters pertaining to the Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities
GRP - LTC Rudy So (603rd Bde, 6LD)
MILF - Atty. Lanang Ali - Police
- Page 3, 4. Safety and Security Matters -- The PNP forces to be mutually agreed upon shall provide the security at the site of the meeting. Issues and concerns relative to security arrangement shall be jointly discussed by the GRP-MILF Technical Committee prior to the meeting.
- 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), pp. 9-11.
Administrative Procedures in the Conduct of GRP-MILF Technical Committee Meetings.
Creation, Composition and mandate of the GRP-MILF technical Committee
The technical Committees respectively created by the GRP and MILF, pursuant to the agreement between Executive Secretary Ruben Torres and MILF Vice-Chairman for Political Affairs Gjazali Jaafar, on September 10, 1996 at Cagayan de Oro City, composed of twelve (12) members each, shall hereinafter be referred to as GRP-MILF Technical Committee.
The GRP-MILF Technical Committee shall have two sub-committees;
a) the sub-committees on Cessation of hostilities;
and b) Sub-committee on agenda setting, each tasked to function as follows:
Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities – to prepare the guidelines and ground rules on the cessation of hostilities to generate a favourable atmosphere for the peace talks.
Sub-committee on Agenda Setting – to identify and clarify the issues and concerns that shall become the agenda for the formal peace talks.
Attendance in Meetings
The officially designed Technical Committee members shall be the permanent attendees at every committee meeting.
In case of temporary absence of any regular member, a proxy may be designed to take his place.
In the event of permanent disability for any reason, a substitute shall be named to replace him/her.
Prior notice of such designation of proxy or substitute shall be given to the other party,
Conduct of meetings
Presiding Officer – The GRP and MILF technical committee Chairman shall act as co-chairmen to alternately preside over the meetings.
Secretariat – the Secretariat composed of six from each of the GRP-MILF Technical Committee shall be responsible for the following functions.
To document the proceedings of the GRP-MILF Technical Committee meetings
To prepare reports on the highlights of agreements/consensus areas between the GRP-MILF Technical Committee after every meeting of the technical committee.
To handle all administrative requirements relative to the conduct of the meeting.
Liaison Officers – Liaison officers from both Sub-Committees shall be designed to ensure proper coordination and the smooth flow of communications between the two parties in between meetings.
The following have been designated as liaison officers:
On matters pertaining to the Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities:
GRP-LTC Rudy So (603 Bde, 6lD), MILF – Atty.
Lanang Ali
On matters pertaining to the Sub-Committee on agenda setting and other administrative matters:
GRP- Mr. Rolando Doria (OP Mindanao, Cotabato City)
MILF- Mr. Eid Kabalu
Official spokespersons – There shall be designated official spokesperson for each panel as follows:
GRP – Ambassador Fortunato U Abat, Asst Secretary Jovenal Lazaga, MGen Joselin Nazareno
MILF- Vice Chairman Ghazali Jaafar, Prof. Sheikh Moner Bahunaid, Atty.
Lanang Ali
Format – The format of the GRP- MILF Technical Committee meetings shall be as follows:
Plenary I
Invocation (GRP and MILF representatives
Opening Statements (GRP and MILF chair)
Adoption of report of previous meeting
Approval of agenda proper
Sub Committee discussions
Sub-Committee on Agenda Setting
Sub-Committee on Cessation of Hostilities
Plenary II
Reports of Sub- commitments
Adoption of technical committee report containing consensus points
Adoption of indicative agenda and schedule of the next meeting
Adoption of joint statement/press release
Safety and Security Matters
The PNP forces to be mutually agreed upon shall provide the security at the site of the meeting.
Issues and concerns relative to security arrangements shall be jointly discussed by the GRP-MILF Technical Committee prior to the meeting.
Confidentiality of documents and proceedings
The confidentiality of documents and proceedings of the technical Committee and its sub-committees shall be observed.
Adopted at Da’wah Center, Crossing Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, this 26th day of February 1997.
ASEC JOVENAL LAZAGA (CHAIRMAN, GRP TECHNICAL COMMITTEE)
SHIKH MONER BAJUNAID (CHAIRMAN, MILF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE)