Key points: (PEACE PROCESS)

1. Peace negotiations
a. BBL
i. Status of peace process with MILF before PNOY
1. General Cessation of Hostilities July 18, 1997
2. Agreement on the General Framework for the Resumption
of Peace Talks between GRP and MILF March 24, 2001
3. Tripoli Agreement of 2001 Agreement of Peace and MILF
June 22, 2001
4. MOA-AD July 27,2008 -> later declared unconstitutional
ii. Timeline of BBL during PNOY administration
1. Peace negotiations were resumed February 9, 2011 ->
Comprehensive Compact
2. GPH MILF Decision Points on Principle as of April 2012
3. Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro was forged on
October 2-7, 2012 (signed on Oct 15,2012)
4. EO 120 was issued to form the Transition Commission to
draft Bangsamoro Basic Law formed on December 17,
2012
5. Sajahatra Bangsamoro program formed on February 11,
2013
6. Terms of Reference for the Third Party Monitoring Team
(TPMT) and Transitional Arrangements and Modalities
(TAM) February 13, 2013 and February 25-27
respectively
7. Last annex on the BFA was signed Jan 25, 2014
iii. Status of BBL present (other document)
iv. Consultative and advisory bodies Transition Commission &&
TPMT
v. Power sharing between GPH and Bangsamoro Political Entity
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2015/03/10/improving-thebangsamoro-basic-law-2/
http://www.manilatimes.net/bangsamoro-will-it-bring-peace-andprogress/89088/
vi. Compatibility with IPRA re: ancestral domains, natural resource
conflict, non-Muslim IP, Shariah court
1. There are contradictory provisions in the amended version
approved by the House Ad hoc Committee that could
seriously undermine the rights of Non-Moro indigenous
peoples. While Article V, Section 2 has been amended
making the creation of policies on ancestral domains part
of the concurrent powers shared by both the National
Government and the Bangsamoro Government, Section 3
of Article V on Exclusive powers maintains that the
Bangsamoro Government shall exercise exclusive powers
on Ancestral domain and Natural Resources. - See more

at: http://www.sentro.org/?tag=bangsamoro-basic-lawbbl#sthash.nfAGQ0XT.dpuf
2. the provision in Article V Section 4 (other Exclusive
Powers) gives the Bangsamoro Government exclusive
powers to recognize, constructive or traditional
possession of lands and resources by indigenous cultural
communities subject to judicial affirmation. The premise
of judicial affirmation is that all lands are public lands.
This effectively contradicts the recognition that some
domains are ancestral hence private but collectivelyowned, which is the basis for the issuance of Certificates
of Ancestral Domain Titles or CADT. - See more at:
http://www.sentro.org/?tag=bangsamoro-basic-lawbbl#sthash.nfAGQ0XT.dpuf
vii. how the BBL affects the welfare of Bangsamoros
1. HDI provinces in Mindanao had always scored the lowest
HDI in the Philippines especially provinces that will be
included in the Bangsamoro Political Entity.
2. GINI high income inequality in province included in the
Bangsamoro
3. Poverty high incidence of poverty can still be seen in
affected areas.
4. Basic social service delivery
5. Peace and security of civilians
6. MORO IDENTITY (Art. 3 Sec 1)
b. State of CARHHRIL
i. Status of negotiations with CPP-NPA-NDF
1. GPH and NDFP resumed peacetalks on Oslo, Norway on
Feb 15 21, 2011
a. Reconvened Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) of
CARHRIHL
b. to complete the draft comprehensive agreements
on the remaining items of the agenda, such as the
socio-economic reforms, political-constitutional
reforms, and end of hostilities and disposition of
forces.
2. Chair to Chair informal discussions were held in Hong
Kong on 1-2 December 2010. They were joined by a Panel
member from each side.
(1) unilateral Christmas suspension of
offensive military operations will be
observed by both sides from December 16,
2010 to January 3, 2011
(2) conduct of preliminary/informal talks in
January 2011 to pave the way for

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c. Other
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(3) the resumption of formal talks in February

2010 in Oslo.
3. The GPH pushes for a new approach after a 22 month
impasse with CPP
a. During these 22 month impasse, key figures in the
group had been arrested by the government.
b. The GPH claims that the CPP-NPA-NDF had
proposals of the NDF have backtracked their
original position and are subjected to preconditions
-> to which they claim to be far-fetched and
preposterous/untenable
(1) Conditions: free detained CPP consultants,
abolish different development programs
such as CCT, PAMANA and Oplan
Bayanihan.
c. Jose Maria Sison said the NDFP has been ready to
resume the talks but that as early as the first
formal meeting of the negotiating panels in
February 2011, the Aquino government attacked
the 1992 Hague Joint Declaration, which sets the
framework for the talks, as a document of
perpetual division.
HRV on communist insurgents/suspected communist leaders/
leftleaning activists/student leaders
1. Many suspected CPP consultants had been arrested and
detained by the National Police.
Impunity on HR violators
1. Arrest of Jovito Palparan
secessionist groups
CPLA Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army -> to fight for
Cordillera autonomy (originally from the CPP-NPA-NDF but broke
off due to ideological and tactical differences)
1. Mt Delta Peace Accord (SIPAT) (est on C.Aquinos
presidency) -> followed by a MOA Towards the Final
Disposition of Arms and Forces of the CBA-CPLA and its
Transformation into a Potent Socio-economic Unarmed
Force in Malacaang on July 4, 2011. -> the GPH and
CPLA had started to cooperate into the reintegration of
the CPLA to the society
a. It lays down the mechanism to ensure disposition of
arms and forces of CPLA
b. Economic (re)integration and livelihood support
c. Development projects with oversight committees
for management, cooperation and utilization of
resources.
2. Oplan Bayanihan

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4. However, the process of agreement has been slow to
which the OPAPP attributes to some internal problems
->issues on the implementation and status of the
agreement.
d. PAMANA
i. PAMANA has a total budget of P1.76 billion, to be used by DILG
(P958 million), DSWD (789.8 million) and DAR (P16.5 million) in
implementing its component activities. OPAPP, which initiated
the program, monitors the implementation of PAMANA and the
use of the funds. The funding will benefit 2,214 local
government units in 2012.
2. Government measures on affected civilians
a. In general (esp CAA, poorest and remote areas)
b. IPs
c. Women
d. Children
e. Involvement of CSOs in all of this
3. Modernization program of the PNP, AFP

Moro Problem Muslim and Christians have insurmountable differences and

inequalities in culture and should therefore have two set of governments.
The government has been dealing with the Moro Problem for decades. But it is not
addressing the grievances of Muslim Filipinos in their own struggle and right to selfdetermination in the context of the Moro identity and their struggles against their
corrupt/irresponsible leaders. http://www.academia.edu/9613519/Being_Filipino_and_Bangsamoro
It does not truly answer poor governance, warlordism, narco-politics, graft, and
corruption