Key texts and agreements

• 1976 Tripoli Agreement
• 1977 Presidential Decree 1628 – declaring autonomy in regions IV-A, IX and XII (Malaca–ang, Philippines)
• 1979 Presidential Decree 1618 — Implementation of the Sangguniang Pampook and the Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook in Regions IX and XII (Malaca–ang, Philippines)
• 1987 Jeddah Accord — between the GRP and the MNLF with the participation of the Quadripartite Ministerial Commission Members and the Secretary General of the OIC (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — 3-4 January)
• 1989 Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao — or Republic Act 6734, Republic of the Philippines (Manila — 1 August)
• 1992 Statement of Understanding — between the GRP and the MNLF, first round of the GRP-MNLF exploratory talks (Tripoli, Libya — 4 October)
• 1993 Statement of Understanding — on the Second Round of the Exploratory Talks between the GRP and the MNLF (Cipanas, Indonesia — 16 April)
• The Six Paths to Peace (July 1993)
• Memorandum Order No.163 — defining the functions and responsibilities of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (25 August)
• Executive Order 125 — defining the approach and administrative structure for the GRP’s comprehensive peace efforts (15 September)
• Memorandum of Agreement — on the first round of the GRP-MNLF Formal Peace Talks with OIC Participation (Jakarta, Indonesia — 7 November)
• Interim Ceasefire Agreement — between the GRP and the MNLF with the Participation of the OIC (Jakarta, Indonesia – 7 November)
• 1994 Joint Guidelines and Ground Rules for the Implementation of the 1993 Interim GRP-MNLF Ceasefire Agreement — GRP-MNLF Peace Panels (Zamboanga City, Philippines – 20 January)
• Interim Agreement — second round of formal peace talks between the GRP and the MNLF with the participation of the OIC (Jakarta, Indonesia – 5 September)
• 1995 Interim Agreement — third round of formal peace talks between the GRP and the MNLF with the participation of the Ministerial Committee of Six and the Secretary General of the OIC (Jakarta, Indonesia – 1 December)
• 1996 Davao Accord — Points of Consensus of the 8th GRP-MNLF Mixed Committee Meeting with the participation of the OIC Ministerial Committee of the Six (Davao City, Philippines – 23 July)
• Senate Resolution No. 50 — Philippine Congress (Manila, Philippines – 22 August)
• GRP-MNLF Final Peace Agreement
• Executive Order No. 371 — proclaiming a Special Zone of Peace and Development in the Southern Philippines(SZOPAD), and establishing the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development (SPCPD) and the Consultative Assembly(CA) (Manila – September)
• 1997 GRP-MILF General Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, (Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines – 18 July)
• GRP-MILF Agreement (Supplemental) — on repositioning troops and the display of fire arms (Cotabato City, Philippines — 3 September)
• Implementing Administration guidelines — of the GRP-MILF Agreement on the General Cessation of Hostilities (12 September)
• Implementing Operational Guidelines — of the GRP-MILF Agreement on the General Cessation of Hostilities (Marawi City, Philippines — 14 November)
• 1998 GRP-MILF General Framework of Agreement of Intent (27 August)
• 2001 General Framework of Agreement of Intent between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (March 2001)
• Tripoli Agreement on peace (June 2001)
• GRP-MILF joint communiqué (August 2001)
• Implementing guidelines on the security aspect of the GRP-MILF Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 (August 2001)
• 2002 Joint Communiqué between the GRP and the MILF(May 2002)
• Implementating guidelines on the humanitarian, rehabilitation and development aspects of the GRP-MILF Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 (May 2002)
• Joint statement signed by the MNLF and MILF (May 2002)
• 2003 GRP-MILF Joint statement (March 2003)

Copies of many of these texts are available from:

The GRP-SPAG Secretariat, 2nd Floor, ICC Building, NIA Compound, EDSA Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

The Peace Education Center, Notre Dame University, 9600 Cotabato City, Philippines

Use the Accord Peace Agreement Index

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