lhe FAB also specifies that the freedom of choice
rf the Indigenous peoples shall be respected. The
core territory as the FAB staies. will include the
of
the ARMM as well as the six
municipalities in Lanao Del Norle as enumerated
:here, including the barangays in the following
i-nunicipalities and the cities of Cotabato and lsabela.
preseni coverage
There is a provision as well on LCUs that by resolution
or petition should decide for inclusion as required,
consistent again under the constitution.
of annexes ihat would complete
the agreement The framework covers general
principles and general guidelines. There are four
Ihe
FAB speaks
annexes being flnished and developed; there are
technical working groups coming both from the
tasked to come up with the Bangsamoro basic law
thatwill be submltted to Congress, which will undergo
the regular passage of law process. Thereafter there
will be a plebiscite in the core territories and the
territories as contained in the law, and there will be
an election for the Bangsamoro Covernment in 2016.
What this means therefore is that the 2013 election
for the ARMM will push through. The ARMM will exist
until such time, until 2016 when the Bangsamoro
Government takes over. For the meantime, between
the time that the law is passed and the 2016 election,
what will be established is a transition authority
which will take care of transitioning from the current
ARMM to the Bangsamoro Governmenl
and concurrent powers of both the Bangsamoro as
on rights, basically what the FAB states is that
there will be a basic law. The basic law will spell
out what will be contained in the annexes as well
as what is contained in the framework agreement lt
rvell as the Central Covernment as well as the justice
recognizes a collective, democratic right; it recognizes
institutions, again as framed by the
the right of people to say yes or no; thafs why a
plebiscite will be held. There will be no surprises,
because the law will go through the congressional
mill; it will be subjected to a plebiscite and there
will be consultation with the people. People will be
allowed to put in their comments as a regular law
is made. And at the end of the day, once the law
is passed, it will be subjected to yes or no for the
people who will be affected by the law. That is what
the collective democratic right covers. lt will also
CPH and the MILF completing the negotiation on
the Annexes. These four Annexes will cover power
sharing, what will be reserved, what will be exclusive
FAB.
The next annex will cover wealth sharing, on taxation,
on funds and donations and revenues for natural
resources. The Third Annex will cover what is called
normalization, which will basically cover security
arrangements for the police, the role of the AFP
and how the AFP will transfer its law enforcement
powers to the police, and how the commissioning
of forces will happen. The FAB specifles a gradual
decommissioning of forces, how rehabilitation,
reconstruction and development in the communities
rvill happen, and how transitional justice which
to the legitimate grievances, the historical
injustices and human rights violations will be
relates
addressed. There is also an annex on the transitional
arrangement and modalities, this will specifically
cover the period of 20L3-2016 until the Bangsamoro
Covernment is elected and until they take office and
Lastly,
guarantee basic rights of citizens.
The Section 6 of the FAB begins thus, in addition
to other existinq rights, and therefore it recognizes
that the constitution already spells out rights but in
addition to the rights already spelled ou[ the FAB as
well enumerates other rights. lt covers a whole range
of rehabilitation and development of communities
and this will involve a long and elaborate and well
run the Bangsamoro Covernment
planned process of ensuring that the communities,
the conflict afiected areas or communities that will
The road map speaks of a creation from the time ihat
be covered by the Bangsamoro will
the FAB was slgned on October 15. The presideni
,rill issue an executive order which will contain 15
lames, 8 coming llom MILF including the Chair,
and 7 coming from the CPH who will comprise the
development or will have a chance at development
rransition commission. The Transition Commission is
right abuses will be addressed, on how both the
experience
Lastly, there is normalization, a very important chapter
on transitionaljustice, on how grievances and human
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