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Luwaran   The Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT), an independent body mandated to monitor, review and assess the peace deals signed by the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), cited the importance of passing the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) which could be an anti-dote to the growing violent extremism in Southern Philippines.   …

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Business World   THE Third-Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) in its fourth annual Public Report issued Friday, July 28, cited the still unresolved siege of Marawi City alongside the completion of a new draft Bangsamoro Basic Law as key developments “that greatly impact the peace process,” a statement by the group said also on Friday. TPMT …

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Anadolu Agency   ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines- President Rodrigo Duterte received a draft law by the Moro rebel group on Monday, in an important step to broker peace in the southeast Asian country.   The rebel group submitted the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) at the presidential office in capital Manila.   The BBL was part of …

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Daily Sabah   After the Filipino army raided the hideout of Isnilon Hapilon, the former leader of the Daesh-linked group Abu Sayyaf, violence erupted on May 23 in the Muslim-majority Marawi city. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella announced that another Daesh-linked group, Maute, had taken over several government buildings, a church, a school and the city …

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Luwaran   Members of the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) arrived in Camp Darapanan on Wednesday (October 5) morning to discuss various related topics with MILF Chairman Alhaj Murad Ebrahim and other members of its Central Committee.   The entourage was composed of Dr. Steven Rood, Karen Tañada, Huseyin Oruc, Rahib Kudto and some staff …

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Interaksyon   MANILA – Why are national candidates not talking about how they plan to proceed with the Mindanao peace process or the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL)?   Because except for parts of Mindanao, the problems in Southern Philippines are “not seen as a vote-getter,” said former European Union ambassador to the Philippines Alistair MacDonald, …

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The Philippine Daily Inquirer   SOME 150 young men, suspected to have been influenced by extremist ideas, are reportedly fighting with what the military has described as “foreign and local” armed groups in the weeklong clashes in Butig, Lanao del Sur.   A well-placed security official, who requested anonymity, said the young fighters have apparently …

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MindaNews   DAVAO CITY – The failure of Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) under the Aquino administration has somehow eroded the confidence of the Moro people in the peace process and could make the younger generation – who may not even be associated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) – be …

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The Philippine Star   MANILA, Philippines – With the non-passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) believes that transitional justice and reconciliation will play a vital role in the country’s continued quest for peace and development in Mindanao.   While the basic law that would have established the Bangsamoro …

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OPPAP   The Government of the Philippines negotiating panel for talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) extends its gratitude to the Third Party Monitoring Team headed by Chair Alistair MacDonald for its continued assistance to the Bangsamoro peace process. In the last three years, the Team’s monitoring and assessment of the implementation of …

OPAPP- Statement of Government of the Philippines (GPH) Chief Negotiator Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer on the release of the Third Annual Report of the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) 26 February 2016 Read More »