Summary
In line with the terms of reference of the Third-Party Monitoring Team, this fifth public report is intended to provide an overall assessment of developments in the implementation of the Agreements between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). It covers the period from July 2017 to February 2019, continuing from the fourth public report on the period March 2016 to June 2017.
Upon detailed review of Republic Act No. 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), the TPMT assessed that the passage of the BOL reflects the spirit and intent of the Parties as it serves to enact the key provisions of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), particularly the ministerial form of government and fiscal autonomy. The BOL also has some deviations and variations from the CAB, such as the Wali, and the non-inclusion of the “opt-in” clause and policing powers of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).