Verification Mechanism – 2014
2014
The Agreement on Peace, GPH-MILF Decision Points, Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro, Annex on Transitional Arrangements and Modalities, Annex on Revenue Generation and Wealth Sharing, and Annex on Normalization call for the creation of various bodies to monitor and verify the implementation phase of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro. The International Monitoring Team (IMT) is a Malaysian-led body charged with monitoring and verifying the 1997 Agreement for the General Cessation of Hostilities and the 2001 Agreement on Peace between the MILF and the Philippines government. The IMT was first deployed in 2004, and remained operational through 2014. As of 2014, IMT was composed of forces from Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Japan, and Norway.[1]
In July 2013, the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) was formed to monitor, verify and report progress on all provisions in agreements signed between the MILF and the GRP in accordance with the 2012 Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro.[2] The TPMT issued its first Public Report in February 2014.[3]
In 2014, the Joint Normalization Committee (JNC) was formed with a broad mandate of coordinating and assessing implementation procedures.[4] The JNC was additionally tasked with monitoring demobilization, police force enhancement, and development initiatives.[5]
[1] “S. Philippines Muslim rebels grateful for Indonesian peacekeepers,” Xinhua General News Service, July 9, 2014
[2] “Independent body to monitor implementation of Philippine-MILF peace pact,” Xinhua General News Service, July 9, 2013.
[3]TPMT. “Press Release: Third-Party Monitoring Team Issues its first Public Report,” February 28, 2014.
[4] “Philippine gov’t, MILF create normalization bodies,” Xinhua General News Service, May 6, 2014.
[5] Terms of Reference for the Joint Normalization Committee, March 22, 2014.