Peace Update: Philippines Government, MILF To Form Team Monitoring Peace Progress

MANILA, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- The Philippines government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will form the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) to monitor implementation of the framework agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) within this month. Jun Mantawil, head of the MILF peace panel Secretariat, said MILF prefers the TPMT to be headed by "someone from Europe" and will consist of five to seven members, Xinhua news agency reported. "The MILF is seriously considering someone from Europe to head the TPMT. It will be headed by an international eminent person and two others may be appointed as additional eminent persons," he said. Four members from two local and two international non-government organisations will be nominated by the Philippines government and MILF. The Philippines government and MILF peace panels will meet again this month to discuss remaining unresolved issues on the four annexes of the FAB: power-sharing, wealth-sharing, transitional arrangement and modalities, and normalisation. -- BERNAMA Read more at: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsworld.php?id=927254