series of 2018
WHEREAS, on 27 March 2014, the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), which marked the end of seventeen (17) years of negotiations between the Parties and provided a negotiated political settlement for the attainment of a just and lasting peace and development in the Bangsamoro;
WHEREAS, an integral part of the CAB is the Annex on Normalization, signed on 25 January 2014, which provides for a process to ensure human security in the Bangsamoro and enable the communities to achieve their desired quality of life through the pursuit of sustainable livelihood and political participation within a peaceful and deliberative society;
WHEREAS, following the agreements set forth in the CAB, Republic Act (RA) No. 11054 or the "Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao," was signed into law on 27 July 2018 and ratified through plebiscites held on 21 January and 06 February 2019;
WHEREAS, the process outlined on the Annex on Normalization is parallel and complementary to the provisions of RA No. 11054;
WHEREAS, there is a need to fully implement the various components of the normalization process and capitalize on existing mechanisms and framework under the Annex on Normalization, based on the principle of coordination between the GPH and the MILF, and consisten with RA No. 11054;
WHEREAS, Section 5, Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides that the maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property, and promotion of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy; and
WHEREAS, Section 17, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution provides that the President shall have control of all the executive departments, bureaus and offices;
cont. EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 79, series of 2018