Trust Deficit Puts Bangsamoro Peace at Risk, Monitors Warn

Trust deficit puts Bangsamoro peace at risk, monitors warn

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT), a body created by the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to oversee the progress of implementation of their 2014 peace deal, has issued a grave warning that the Bangsamoro peace process has reached a “perilous juncture.” TPMT, which is chaired by former European Union diplomat Heino Marius, cited the recent display of a breakdown in trust between the parties, espe…

Third party monitor sounds ‘grave concern’ on Bangsamoro peace process

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 28 August) — The independent Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) expressed grave concern Thursday over the Bangsamoro peace process in Mindanao, which it stressed “has reached a perilous juncture.” The Third Party Monitoring Team in Davao City in 2023. MindaNews file photo The foreign-led TPMT—which is mandated to monitor, review and assess the implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB)—…