DAVAO CITY – The Peace Implementing Panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) convened on Augus 4, 2026 for their 38th Meeting. This marks the Panels’ formal re-engagement following the designation of Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento as the new GPH PIP Chair. The meeting reaffirmed both parties’ shared commitments to the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and discussed the way forward in implementing remaining commitments.
Notably, both parties signed two documents during the meeting:
1. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐏𝐇 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐅 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐀𝐁
Both Parties reaffirmed the CAB, directed the peace process mechanisms to resume joint operations, and renewed their pledges to complete remaining commitments under the normalization track.
2. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
Both parties noted the mutual trust and renewed commitment shown during the meeting and announced the conduct of a Special Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Both sides also expressed their sincere appreciation to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., the Malaysian Government through the Third Party Facilitator/Special Adviser, the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT), and the International Contact Group (ICG) for their presence during the meeting and for their continued support to the peace process.
Through the conduct of this meeting, both sides move forward to reaffirm their shared duty towards a just and lasting peace for the Bangsamoro and the entire Filipino nation.
