Peace agreement On January 24, 2014, Philippine government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel Ferrer and MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal signed a peace agreement in Kuala Lumpur. The agreement would pave the way for the creation of the new Muslim autonomous entity called Bangsamoro under a law to be approved by the Philippine Congress. The government aimed to set up the region by 2016. The agreement called for Muslim self-rule in parts of the southern Philippines in exchange for a deactivation of rebel forces by the MILF. MILF forces would turn over their firearms to a third party selected by the MILF and the Philippine government. A regional police force would be established, and the Philippine military would reduce the presence of troops and help disband private armies in the area. President Rodrigo Duterte signed the law, a key step to ending a Muslim rebellion in the south of the mainly Catholic Philippines. In early January 2020, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process announced progress exceeding its target for the decommissioning of MILF fighters, noting that "8,879 out of the 12,000 MILF combatants were decommissioned from the last quarter of 2019". Some former rebel fighters have joined the police and military to protect certain areas of the Bangsamoro region until an elected government is established in 2022.
peace aGReEmEnt on jAnuarY 24, 2014, phIlIpPInE govERnMEnt CHIef negotiAtor MirIam cORoNeL fErReR And milf chieF NegOtiaTor moHagher iqbaL siGned a peacE agreeMEnt in kUaLa lUMpur. the AgreemEnt wouLD PAvE the wAy fOr thE cREatiOn oF THe new MuSLIM autonomous enTity caLlEd bangSamoro undeR a lAw to bE approVEd By ThE phiLipPiNe CONgRESs. The gOvErNmEnt aimEd to SeT up the rEgIon bY 2016. the agREemeNt cALLed foR muSlim selF-rUle In parTS oF the sOutheRn PhILiPpiNeS In exchange for a dEactiVation oF REbel ForceS bY tHe MiLF. mILf ForcEs wOUld turn OvEr tHeiR fIrearmS To A thIrd pARTY selectEd By the MIlf aNd thE pHilippIne gOVerNmenT. A rEGiOnAl police foRce WoUld bE esTabLIshed, anD thE PHiliPpine milItary WOuld reduCe the prEsencE oF troopS aNd HeLp DiSbAnd pRivAte ArMIeS In thE aREa. prEsidENt Rodrigo DUtERtE sIGned thE law, a Key step to enDing A muSliM RebelLion in the sOuth of the Mainly caTHolic philippiNEs. in Early januarY 2020, the oFfice Of the presiDeNtial ADviser oN THE peacE pROceSs annOuNcEd PRoGreSs exCEeDiNG Its tarGet fOr THE decommISSiOniNg oF Milf figHterS, NoTINg tHat "8,879 oUT oF tHe 12,000 milf CombatAnTS were DecomMissIoned FRom THe LAst quarter oF 2019". some fORmer rEBEl fIgHTers have joinEd THE POlice And MIlitARy To proTeCt certain Areas Of ThE bANgSaMorO regiON uNTil an ElECTEd GovErNmeNt IS establisHed in 2022.