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    Republic

    of the

    Philippines

    Department

    of

    National

    Defense

    General

    Headquarters

    Armed

    Forces of

    the

    PhilipPlnes

    Camp General

    Emilio

    Aguinaldo

    Quezon

    City

    Dqrartment

    of

    the

    Interior

    and

    local

    Government

    National Headquarters

    Philtpptae

    llational

    Police

    Camp

    Brigadier

    General

    Rafael Crame

    Quezon

    City

    SIIB.IBCT:

    TO:

    Revised

    Joint

    AI.P/ PIIP

    Operational

    Guidelines

    for

    the

    Ad Hoc

    Joint

    Action

    Group

    (AILIAQI

    See

    Distribution

    1)

    RTFERENCES

    a.

    Joint

    Communique

    between

    the

    Government

    of

    the

    Republic

    of

    the

    Philippines

    (GPH)

    and

    the

    Moro

    Islamic

    Liberation

    Front

    (MILF)

    dated

    O6

    May 2OO2.

    (

    Annex

    Af

    b.

    Approved

    Implementing

    Guidelines

    on

    the

    Joint

    Communique

    of O6

    May 2OO2

    dated

    15 February

    2012.

    (Aanex B

    )

    c.

    Primer

    on ttre

    GPH-MILF

    Ad Hoc

    Joint

    Acdon

    group

    (AHJAG),

    52006

    d.

    Certifrcation

    on

    the

    Renewal of

    t]le

    Mandate of

    the

    Ad

    Hoc

    Joint

    Action Group

    (AHJAG) dated 25 January

    2013-

    {Annex

    C}

    e.

    Joint

    AFP/PNP

    Workshop

    Output

    dated 29-30

    April 2013.

    2l

    PITRPOSE

    This document

    provides

    for the

    amendment

    to

    all

    policies

    and

    other

    guidelines

    to enhance

    the

    operational

    capability

    of tl:e

    AHJAG and

    be

    more

    responsive

    to the

    current

    developments

    in

    the

    GPH-MILF

    peace

    talks.

    3)

    APPLICABILITY

    These

    guidelines

    apply to

    the GPH

    AHJAG

    and

    its

    teams,

    situated

    in tJle

    five

    (5)

    areas

    as

    defrned

    in

    the

    Approved

    Interim

    Implementing

    Guidelines

    on

    the

    Joint

    Communique

    of

    O6

    May 2AO2.

    4l

    scoPE

    T?rese

    Implementing

    Guidelines

    apply

    only

    to

    operations

    against

    criminal

    s5mdicates/kidnap-for-ransom

    groups,

    lost commands

    and

    other

    criminal

    elements

    within

    MILF

    areas

    /

    comlnunities.

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    5)

    DEFTNTTTOIT

    OF

    ?ERMS

    a.

    AIIJAC-

    a coordinative

    body tasked

    to coordinate,

    monitor

    and

    disseminate

    information

    between

    and among

    the

    AFP/PNP

    and

    the

    MILF/BIAF to

    effect

    the

    apprehension

    and

    arrest of suspected

    criminal

    elements

    \Mithin

    MILF communities/

    areas.

    b.

    GPH

    AI'IJACT

    is the

    government

    component

    of AHJAG

    composed

    of

    AFP and

    PNP

    personnel

    as stated

    in

    the

    Joint communiqu6

    dated

    O6

    May 2042.

    c.

    MILF

    AIIJACT

    is

    the

    MILF component

    of

    AHJAG

    composed

    of

    MILF

    personnel

    as

    stated

    in

    the

    Joint

    communique

    dated

    O6 May 2OO2.

    d.

    Parties-

    herein shall

    be

    referred to as the

    AFP and

    PNP.

    e.

    Lost

    Commands-

    groups

    which

    are

    not under the

    command

    and

    control

    of the

    BIAF and

    the

    AFP/PNP

    as

    verifred

    by the Ad

    Hoc

    Joint

    Action

    Group

    {AHJAG).

    f.

    Ciminal

    Sgndicates-/Kidnap-for-Rqnsom

    Groups-

    refer to

    group/s

    or

    aggrupation

    of

    persons

    who engage

    in

    criminal

    activities

    as

    verifred

    by

    AHJAG.

    g.

    Ciminal

    Elemenk- with

    the

    purview

    of

    AHJAG, refers o a

    leaderfrnember

    of a

    criminal

    syndicate

    or kidnap

    for ransom

    group

    as

    distinguished

    from

    coflrmon

    criminals.

    h.

    Atlrcr Ciminat

    Blements-

    refer

    to

    individuals,

    group/s

    or

    aggrupation

    of

    persons

    including

    terrorist

    groups

    and armed

    lawless

    groups

    who engage

    in

    criminal

    activities

    as verified

    by

    AHJAG.

    i.

    Wanted.Lesf-

    previously

    referred to

    as Order of

    Batfle,

    refers

    to

    the

    updated

    official

    list of

    wanted

    persons

    covered

    by warrants

    of arrest as

    prepared

    by the

    AFP/PNP and

    as

    verified by the

    AHJAG.

    j.

    Isolation-

    refers

    to the

    act of

    dissociating/segregating

    criminal

    elements

    from

    the

    general

    public

    as

    a

    mode

    to

    monitor and

    counter

    their

    criminal

    activities.

    k.

    Interdiction- refers

    to

    the act of

    apprehending criminal

    elements

    as defined

    in references

    a and b

    and

    turning

    them over to the

    AHJAG.

    l.

    MILF

    Areas/Communities-

    refers

    to

    the

    places

    in

    Mindanao

    identi{ied

    by the GPH

    and

    MILF

    peace

    panels

    where the

    MILF

    elements are

    situated.

    These

    may

    also

    refer

    to

    areas

    with

    MILF

    presence

    acknowledged

    by

    AFP

    and

    PNP

    for

    purposes

    of executing

    a law enforcement

    operation.

    m.

    Lana

    Enforcement

    Operation

    (LEO)-

    refers to the

    implementation

    of

    search

    warrants

    and service

    of

    warrants

    of

    arrest for

    the

    seizure

    of

    wanted

    items/evidence

    and

    apprehension

    of

    suspected criminal

    .r;spectively,

    as

    well

    as

    the

    conduct

    of

    hot

    pursuit

    oneratio;

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    fleeing

    suspects

    or

    in

    the conduct

    of

    rescue

    operations

    of

    kidnapped

    victims

    within

    identified

    MILF

    areas/

    communities-

    n.

    Htgh

    Value

    Target-

    a

    list

    of

    which

    is

    provided

    by

    the

    National

    Security

    Council

    to the

    GPH

    and MILF

    panels containing

    the

    narrres of

    criminals

    or

    terrorists known

    to

    be

    operating

    within

    the

    GAAM.

    o.

    High

    Prioritg

    Target-

    is

    the

    classilication

    of a

    target

    for

    law

    enforcement

    operation

    wherein the

    apprehension

    and

    arrest

    of a

    person

    or

    individual

    who

    is

    in the

    wanted

    list

    would seriously

    degrade

    the functions

    of a

    criminal

    or terrorist

    organization.

    p. Lous

    Prioritg

    Target-

    is the classification

    of

    a

    target

    for law

    enforcement

    operation

    as

    defined

    in

    para

    5

    sections

    e

    ,

    f,

    8,

    h that

    need

    only

    at

    least

    24

    hours

    notice

    prior

    to the

    execution

    of

    LEO.

    6)

    STTUATTON

    On 06

    May

    2OO2,

    the Government

    of the

    Republic

    of

    the

    Philippines

    (GPH)

    and

    the

    Moro

    Islamic

    Liberation

    Front

    (MILF) have

    agreed

    to

    the

    isolation

    and

    interdiction

    of

    all

    criminal

    syndicate

    and

    kidnap

    for

    ransom

    groups

    including

    so

    called

    lost

    commands

    operating

    in Mindanao.

    Bot]1

    sides

    agreed

    that

    the

    activities

    of

    these

    criminal

    groups

    impede

    the

    peace

    process,

    the

    effective

    pursuit

    of

    development

    programs,

    and

    the

    efficient

    delivery

    of basic

    seryices

    to

    the

    poor- For

    this

    purpose, immediate

    and

    joint

    action

    is

    needed

    for

    the

    security

    of

    the

    affected

    communities

    and the

    successful

    apprehension

    and arrest

    of

    criminal

    elements.

    The

    said

    Communique

    also

    states

    that

    tJ:e Armed

    Forces

    of

    the

    Philippines/Philippine

    National

    Police

    (AFP/PNP) shall convey

    to the

    MILF

    a

    wanted

    list

    containing

    the

    names and

    identities

    of

    criminal

    elements

    as defined

    in

    the

    implementing

    guidelines

    on

    the

    security

    aspect

    of the

    GPH-MILF

    Agreement

    on

    Peace of

    2OO1

    suspected

    of

    hiding

    in MILF

    areas/

    communities.

    on

    15

    October

    2012,

    the

    GPH and

    MILF

    panels

    achieved

    an

    unprecedented

    milestone

    in

    the

    peace

    talks

    with the historic

    signing

    of

    the

    Framework

    Agreement

    on the

    Bangsamoro

    (FAEI)

    which

    outlines

    the

    general

    features

    of the

    pottical

    setflement

    between

    the GPH

    and

    MILF and

    provides

    the

    foundation

    for a

    just

    and

    enduring

    peace

    in

    Mindanao.

    With

    increased

    optimism

    in

    forging

    a

    comprehensive peace

    pact,

    the

    peace

    mechanisms

    particplarly

    AHJAG

    has noted

    positive

    results

    in

    law enforcement

    operations

    against

    criminal

    elements

    indicative

    of

    the

    growing

    commitment and

    cooperation

    between

    GPH

    and

    MILF

    forces.

    7l

    MrssroN

    GPH

    AHJAG coordinates,

    monitors

    and

    disseminates

    information

    between

    and

    among

    AFP/PNP

    and

    MILF

    to effect

    the

    unhampered

    law

    enforcement

    operations

    against

    criminal

    elements

    within

    MILF

    areas

    /

    communities

    without

    je

    opardtirng

    the

    GPH-MILF

    peace

    process.

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    8)

    COITCEPT

    a.

    Intent:

    Chief

    of

    Staff of the

    Armed

    Forces of the

    Philippines

    (CSAFP)

    and

    Chief,

    Philippine National Police

    (CPNP)

    desire

    the

    effective

    joint

    operationalization

    of

    the

    GPH

    AHJAG to

    support the

    peace

    efforts

    in accordance

    with the

    provisions

    of

    the GPH-MILF

    peace process.

    b.

    End.state:

    Successful

    joint

    AFP/PNP

    law enforcement

    operations

    against

    criminal

    syndicates/kidnap-for-ransom

    groups,

    lost commands

    and

    other

    criminal

    elements

    within

    MILF areasfcommunities

    without

    4rmed

    confrontation

    between

    the

    GPH

    and

    MILF

    forces.

    c.

    Organization

    and ComPosition:

    For the

    AFP/PNP

    membership

    to GPH

    AHJAG Core

    and

    Teams,

    the

    CSAFP

    and

    CPNP shall

    be the

    final recommending

    authority

    to

    the

    GPH

    Peace

    Panel Chair.

    The

    GPH

    Panel

    reserves the

    right to accept

    or deny

    recommendees.

    The Chairman,

    GPH

    AHJAG

    shall be designated

    by

    the

    Chair,

    GPH

    Peace Panel.

    He shal1

    be directly

    responsible

    to the

    Chair,

    GPH

    Peace Panel.

    The Chairman,

    GPH

    AHJAG

    shall

    designate

    the GPH

    AHJAG

    Team Leaders.

    They shall

    be direcfly

    responsible

    to the Chairman,

    GPH

    AHJAG.

    The

    GPH-AHJAG

    Core shall

    be composed

    of two

    AFP

    and

    two

    PNP officers.

    Under

    it, there

    will be

    five teams also

    composed of at

    least two

    members

    each from

    both

    parties

    that

    will

    be

    deployed

    in five a-reas as

    defined in

    the

    Implementing

    Guidelines

    on ttre

    Joint Communique

    of

    O6

    May 2OO2 dated

    15

    February 2012,

    as

    follows:

    o

    AHJAG

    Team 1:

    Provinces of Maguindanao,

    North

    Cotabato,

    Bukidnon, and

    all cities

    located therein;

    o

    AHJAG Team

    2:

    Provinces

    of

    Lanao

    del

    Sur,

    Lanao

    de1

    Norte,

    and

    all

    cities

    located

    therein;

    o

    AHJAG Team

    3:

    Provinces of

    Zarl.boanga del

    Norte,

    Za;mboanga

    del

    S:ur,

    Zarnboanga

    Sibugay, Basilan,

    Sulu,

    Tawi-tawi and all cities

    located therein.

    For

    Trurposes

    o;f seamless

    operations,

    GPH AHJAG

    Tm 3 shall

    irrclude

    Ba.silan, Sulu

    and Taui-tawi

    as

    part

    of

    its area of operations.

    o

    AHJAG

    Team 4: Provinces of

    Sultan

    Kudarat, South

    Cotabato, Sarangani,

    and

    all

    cities

    located tJrerein; and

    o

    AHJAG Team 5:

    Provinces of

    Davao

    del

    Norte,

    Davao

    del Sur,

    Davao Oriental,

    Compostela

    Valley, and

    all cities

    located therein.

    The Chairrnan,

    GPH

    AHJAG shall also designate

    from the

    AFP

    and the

    PNP

    at

    least

    three

    (3)

    personnel

    each

    to

    compose

    the

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Secretariat.

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    d.

    Functions:

    The GHQ-AFP

    and

    NHQ-PNP,

    through

    their

    operational

    staff,

    in coordination

    with

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Core

    shall

    supervise,

    monitor

    and support

    the

    AHJAG

    teams

    and

    their

    support

    elements

    in

    implementing

    every

    operation

    in

    support

    to

    national

    policies.

    The

    functions

    of

    the

    GPH

    AHJAG are

    anchored

    on

    the

    following:

    Information

    Dissemination

    and

    Coordination

    and

    Monitoring of all

    Law

    Enforcement

    Operations

    within

    MILF areas/communities.

    1)

    Information

    Dissemination

    a)

    In continuous

    consideration

    of ttre

    following:

    :

    *xffiirt:'B:::.',3fii3S

    a

    National

    Policy'

    .

    Respect

    for

    Human

    Rights

    in the

    perfonrrance

    of

    Law

    Enforcement

    Operations.

    b)

    To

    convince

    MILF

    counterparts

    on tJle

    importance

    and

    necessiqr

    of

    interdicting

    crirninal

    elements

    in

    their

    areas

    and

    among

    their

    ranks.

    c)

    To establish

    and

    strengthen

    linkages

    with the

    various

    stakeholders

    to

    ensure

    the

    elEcient

    and

    effiective

    conduct of

    AHJAG

    tasks.

    enforcement

    operations

    forces.

    Law

    Enforcement

    Operation

    a)

    Coordination

    1)

    Ttre task

    of

    coordinating

    GPH

    law

    to avoid

    unwanted

    {irefights or

    hostilities

    with MILF

    2l

    Relay and

    follow-up

    of MILF actions

    in lieu

    of

    GPH Forces'

    intention

    to

    conduct

    law

    enforcement

    operations

    in MILF

    affected

    areas.

    b)

    Monitoring

    1)

    The

    task

    of

    monitoring the

    coordination

    and

    facilitation

    done

    by

    the GPH

    AHJAG

    as

    well as the

    coordinated

    and

    facilitated

    GPH

    Forces'

    law enforcement

    operations.

    2)

    Estabtshment

    of systems

    and

    procedures

    to

    ensure

    GPH

    Forces

    compliance

    to the

    requirements

    GPH

    AHJAG.

    3)

    Addressing

    operational

    issues lodged

    by

    AHJAG

    in

    coordination

    with

    counterparts

    and

    the GPH

    Panel.

    4) Observing

    and

    monitoring the

    GPH

    Forces'

    law

    enforcement

    functions.

    2l

    5)

    Establishment

    communication

    links

    with

    the

    GPH

    Forces.

    of contact

    and

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    6) Documenting

    the

    GPH Forces'

    Law

    enforcement

    operations

    and

    its results,

    the

    MILF

    reactions and

    responses, as

    well as the

    turnover of

    arrested criminal

    elements

    to

    proper

    authorities.

    e.

    ELrecution:

    Joint

    AFP/PNP

    operations

    shall

    be

    conducted

    in

    the

    interdiction

    of criminal

    elements

    within

    identified MILF communities/areas.

    The

    PNP

    shall take the

    lead role

    and the

    AFP

    in supporting

    role.

    GPH

    Law Enforcement

    Operation

    shall

    be coordinated

    and

    facilitated

    through

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Teams

    pursuant

    to the

    provision

    of

    reference a. The

    AHJAG

    Team Coordiaation

    and

    Monitoring

    will be done in

    three

    (3|

    phases,

    dft colTesponding

    tasks as

    follows:

    1) Phase

    I

    lPrior

    to

    Law

    Enforcement Operationl

    Phase

    I

    begins

    when

    the

    GPH Forces

    communicate to

    the GPH

    AHJAG of an

    impending

    law enforcement

    operation at

    least 24 hours

    prior.

    a)

    In cases of arrest

    of wanted criminals,

    convey

    Wanted

    List through

    letter to Chairperson,

    GPH-AHJAG.

    b) Receive

    validated

    Wanted

    List and

    follow-up

    MILF

    prompt

    action and

    feedback

    or action taken.

    c) Receive

    information and

    pass

    on

    the

    information

    to

    appropriate

    agencies/ units.

    d)

    Identi$r

    operating units

    and

    lor

    a.rea

    of

    operations.

    e)

    Communicate

    information

    to

    counterparts,

    provide

    time

    frame and other

    essential

    information. Identifii targets

    and

    provide

    copy

    of list

    to counterparts.

    f) Except

    for operations against

    high

    priority

    targets, a

    list of

    which

    shall

    be

    provided

    by

    the GPH Panel to the

    MILF

    Panel,

    the

    AHJAG

    shall

    inforrn

    the

    GPH and

    MILF CCCH

    at

    least

    24

    hrs

    prior

    to

    the

    conduct

    of

    AFP/PNP

    operation

    in

    order

    to

    allow suflicient

    time for

    the

    evacuation

    of civilians and

    to

    avoid armed confrontation

    between

    the

    GPH and

    MILF

    forces.

    g)

    In hot

    pursuit

    operations

    in

    MILF

    areas/communities,

    the

    AFP/PNP commander shall coordinate

    with

    the AHJAG.

    Pursuit

    operations

    by the

    AFP/PNP against

    criminal

    elements

    shall

    not

    exceed

    seventy-two

    (72)

    hours and

    can be extended upon consultation

    with

    the AHJAG.

    Paramilitary/irregular

    forces shall not be allowed to

    engage

    in

    hot

    pursuit.

    h)

    In

    cases

    of implementation of search

    warrants,

    rescue

    of

    kidnap

    victims and other

    law

    enforcement

    operation

    within

    MILF

    areas/communities,

    the

    AFPIPNP

    forces shall

    inform at

    least

    24

    hours

    prior

    to

    the

    operations the GPH

    AHJAG who will subsequently

    inform MILF AHJAG.

    il

    In

    cases

    wherein the

    coordination

    of

    GPH

    AHJAG Core

    and

    Teams

    are not honored

    and

    not acted

    upon

    by their

    MILF

    counterparts,

    the

    unresolved issues

    shall

    be

    elevated

    to the

    GPH-MILF Peace

    Panel.

    Phase

    I

    ends

    when the validation from

    the

    MILF is

    received

    and

    information

    is

    passed on

    to

    appropriate agencies/units.

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    Phase

    II

    (

    During

    Law

    Enforcement

    Operationl

    Phase

    II

    begins

    when

    tJ,e

    validation

    from the

    MILF

    is

    received

    and

    information

    is

    passed

    on

    to

    appropriate

    agencies/units.

    a)

    Establish

    direct

    linkage

    with

    GPH

    forces

    operating

    in the

    area.

    b)

    In

    case

    armed

    confrontation

    is about

    to

    happen

    or

    is

    happening

    between

    the

    AFP/PNP

    and

    MILF

    forces

    as a

    result

    of

    law

    enforcement

    operations

    coordinated

    by

    AHJAG,

    the

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Tms shall

    simultaneously

    inform

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Core

    and

    CCCH

    components

    to

    resolve the

    situation.

    c)

    If

    conflict

    escalates,

    refer the matter

    to

    higher

    authorities.

    d)

    Monitor

    operations

    timelines

    and

    remind

    concerned

    commanders

    on

    its

    observance.

    is terminated.

    Phase

    II

    ends

    when

    GPH

    forces'

    operation

    in

    the

    area

    3)

    Phase III

    I

    After

    law

    Enforcement

    OPerationl

    Phase

    III

    begins

    when

    GPH

    forces' operations

    in the

    area

    is terminated.

    a)

    Receive

    and

    document

    apprehended

    personalities for eventual

    turn

    over

    to

    duly constituted

    GPH authorities.

    b)

    Document

    turn-over.

    c)

    Prepare after

    AHJAG

    Team operations

    report.

    Phase III ends

    when

    AHJAG

    Team

    has

    rendered

    an

    official

    report to

    the

    AHJAG Core

    Group.

    f.

    Tasks:

    1) GHQ

    AFP

    and

    IWIQ

    PIIP

    a)

    OJl,

    AFP

    and

    DPRM,

    PNP shall

    issue

    appropriate

    orders

    for

    AFP

    and

    PNP

    personnel

    for

    detail to the

    GPH

    AHJAG,

    upon

    recommendation

    of

    GPH

    AHJAG

    to the

    GPH

    Peace

    Panel through

    channels for accreditation.

    b) OJ2,

    AFP and

    DI,

    PNP

    shall

    jointly

    develop the

    system,

    preparations,

    procedures

    and

    regular update

    of the

    Wanted

    list for

    periodic

    submission

    to AHJAG.

    c)

    OJ3,

    AFP, AFP

    PPO,

    and

    DO,

    PNP

    shall

    monitor and

    support

    alllaw

    enforcement

    operations

    of

    the GPH

    AHJAG.

    d)

    AFP PPO

    and

    DO,

    PNP

    shall

    request for

    the

    regular

    submission

    of reports

    from

    GPH

    AHJAG

    for

    submission to the

    CSAFP

    and

    CPNP

    respectively.

    They

    shall likewise

    furnish

    said reports

    to

    the

    concerned

    StaJf

    of the

    AFP and

    PNP

    respectively.

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    Area

    Police

    OIIice,

    PROs and

    PPtOs

    a)

    Submit

    list

    of

    one oflicer

    each from the

    areas

    identified

    to compose

    tJ:e GPH

    AHJAG

    Tms for

    issuance of detail orders:

    Bukidnon

    and

    all

    cities

    located,hr. f

    1:

    Maguindanao'

    North cotabato'

    o

    Tm

    2:

    Lanao del Sur, Lanao

    del

    Norte and

    all cities

    located

    therein.

    del

    sur,

    Zantboarrg

    Sibugay

    -;

    Jr- r1. '*:ffi%*:tJ ;:;

    1ffi::X-:f

    seamless

    operations,

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Tm

    3

    shall

    include

    Basilan,

    Sulu

    and

    Taui-

    tawi as

    part

    of its area

    of operations.

    sarangani

    and

    all cities

    rocated;r#

    o'

    sultan

    Kudarat' South

    cotabato'

    .

    Tm 5:

    Davao del Norte,

    Davao

    del

    Sur,

    Davao Oriental,

    Compostela

    Valley and all

    cities located

    therein.

    b)

    Establish linkage

    with

    AHJAG

    prior,

    during

    and

    after

    operations.

    3)

    EASTMTNCOM/WESTMTIICOM

    a) Submit

    list of

    names of

    Deputy Brigade

    Commanders

    of

    AFP

    units

    deployed

    in

    the

    provinces

    of the

    five

    (5)

    team

    areas:

    Bukidnon

    and all cities

    rocated,n.r.f

    1:

    Maguindanao'

    North

    cotabato'

    o

    Tm

    2:

    Lanao del

    Sur,

    Lanao del

    Norte and

    all cities

    located

    therein

    del

    Sur,

    zatnbo',rga

    sibugay

    .,o

    lrT.f; 3T3 :ffi%3::J ff;

    'r#:X-:f

    seamless

    operations,

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Tm 3 shall include

    Basilan,

    Sulu

    and

    Taui-

    taui

    as

    part

    of

    its area of

    operations.

    Sarangani

    and all

    cities

    located;rff

    ot sultan

    Kudarat'

    south

    cotabato'

    .

    Tm 5:

    Davao

    del

    Norte, Davao

    del Sur,

    Davao

    Oriental,

    Compostela

    Valley and all cities

    located therein.

    b)

    Monitor and

    provide

    support

    to

    all

    AHJAG law

    enforcement

    operations.

    4)

    GPH

    AIIJAG

    Core

    a)

    Administer,

    coordinate, supervise,

    control and

    monitor GPH

    AHJAG Teams.

    b)

    Establish

    a

    Secretariat

    to

    monitor

    the

    AHJAG

    Teams and

    GPH

    Forces Law Enforcement

    Operations as

    well

    as attend to

    the

    day

    to day activities

    of

    AHJAG.

    c) Systematize

    efforts

    with respective subordinate

    teams.

    d)

    Develop

    TTPs and SOPs.

    e) Coordinate

    with counterparts

    to synchronizn

    efforts.

    0

    Establish

    linkage with GPH

    forces

    at all

    times.

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    g)

    Establish

    redundant

    Lines of

    Communication

    with the

    AHJAG

    Teams.

    h) Conduct

    information

    dissemination

    to

    GPH

    forces

    on the

    mission

    and

    functions

    of

    AHJAG.

    i)

    In

    coordination,

    with OJ3,

    AFP, AFP

    PPO, and

    DO,

    PNP

    develop

    Primers to

    create awareness

    on

    AHJAG

    mission and

    functions.

    j)

    Establish

    linkages

    with

    GAs, LGUs

    and

    concerned

    NGOs.

    g.

    Coordinating

    Instmctions:

    1)

    At all

    levels

    of

    law

    enforcement

    operations,

    GPH

    AHJAG and

    GPH

    CCCH

    shall

    be

    in

    constant

    communication.

    They may

    likewise

    maintain

    close

    coordination

    with

    other concerned

    agencies

    as necessary.

    2l

    Other

    1aw enforcement

    operations

    outside

    of the

    operations

    of

    the

    AFP

    and

    PNP,

    such

    as

    operations

    of

    PDEA,

    NBI,

    BID,

    BOC,

    etc., shall

    be

    coordinated

    with

    the

    PNP.

    3)

    GPH

    AHJAG Core

    and

    Team members

    sha1l

    adhere

    to

    the

    highest standards

    of efficiency

    with

    due

    respect

    to human

    rights

    and

    dignity

    to the

    fulfilment

    of

    their

    mandated

    responsibilities.

    4l

    In

    the

    performance

    of

    its tasks,

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Core

    and

    ?eam

    members shall

    ensure

    that

    interest of the

    Peace

    Process

    is

    given

    primordial

    consideration

    and

    utmost

    importance.

    5) GPH

    AHJAG

    Core and

    Teams shall

    identiSr

    respective

    requirements

    and submit

    a

    Joint

    Requirements

    List to

    OPAPP

    for

    appropriate

    action.

    6)

    The

    designated

    members of

    the GPH

    AHJAG

    Core

    and

    Teams

    shall

    provide

    their

    respective

    staff and

    administrative

    requirements.

    7l

    GPH AHJAG

    Teams

    shall

    direcfly

    render

    reports to

    the

    GPH

    AHJAG Core.

    8)

    In

    the

    event

    that

    GPH

    forces' operation

    is

    diverted

    from

    its

    original

    intent, the

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Team

    shall

    imrnediately

    communicate

    to the

    GPH

    AHJAG Core

    for

    advice

    in order

    to

    prevent

    the

    occurrence

    of

    a new

    conflict

    and

    to

    preserve

    the

    credibility

    of

    the

    GPH.

    9)

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Teams shall

    maintain

    close coordination

    at

    all

    times

    with commanders

    in

    the

    ground

    on

    the updates

    of

    the

    GPH

    forces'

    operations

    in order

    to

    have

    a

    real-time

    monitoring

    and anticipate

    issues that

    may affect

    the

    peace process.

    10)

    GPH

    AHJAG Core

    and

    its

    Teams

    can

    recommend

    changes

    in the

    conduct

    of

    joint

    operations

    particularly in

    limiting its

    scope to

    prevent

    confrontation

    between

    the

    GPH and

    MILF

    forces

    and

    extending

    its

    duration

    to al1ow

    t]le

    GPH

    Forces

    to

    achieve

    its

    mission.

    11)

    As

    necessary,

    tlre

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Core

    and

    Teams

    shall

    participate in

    the regular

    updating

    of

    the Joint

    AFP/ PNP

    Wanted

    list.

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    GPH

    AHJAG

    Core

    membership

    is

    concurrent

    to

    ttre

    posidon of

    the

    Deputy

    Commanders

    of

    the Unilied

    Commands

    (EASTMINCOM

    and

    WESTMINCOM)

    for the

    AFP and

    the

    Deputy

    Directors,

    DIPO

    -

    Western and

    Eastern

    Mindanao

    for

    tl:e

    PNP.

    13)

    Replacement

    of

    members

    to

    GPH

    AHJAG

    Core

    and

    its

    Teams

    shall

    be done

    in

    coordination

    with

    ttre GPH

    Peace

    Panel.

    The AFP and

    PNP

    shall

    recoutmend

    their

    respective

    replacements.

    l4l

    Alternate

    members

    shall

    be designated

    to

    fill-

    in

    the

    GPH

    AHJAG

    positions when

    principat members

    are

    not

    in

    their

    respective

    AORs.

    Such

    designation

    shall take

    effect

    only

    during

    the

    absence

    of the

    principal.

    15)

    These

    guidelines

    provide

    the direction

    for all

    law

    enforcement

    operations

    of

    AFP/PNP

    forces

    within

    MILF areas/communities.

    Commanders

    are

    expected

    to

    adhere

    to

    the

    provisions

    set

    forth

    in

    these

    guidelines

    and

    any

    conllict

    arising

    from its

    interpretation

    shall

    be

    resolved

    in

    furtherance

    of the

    peace

    process.

    9)

    REPEALTIIG

    CLAUSE

    Directives,

    policies

    and

    similar

    issuances

    inconsistent

    with these

    guidelines

    are

    hereby

    rescinded

    or

    modified

    accordingty-

    10)

    EFI.E'SrIVTTT

    This

    Joint

    AFP-PNP

    Guidelines

    shall

    take

    effect

    upon

    signing by

    the

    CSAFP

    and CPNP

    and

    notation

    by the Chair,

    GPNP

    for

    Talks

    with

    the

    MILF.

    Done

    this

    23.a

    day

    of July 2O13

    at

    Quezon

    City,

    Philippines.

    EM

    PT'RISItr[A

    General

    Atr'P

    Chief of

    StqS, AFP

    General

    ,

    PNP

    Signed

    in

    the

    presence

    of:

    :/vil ^

    V^1V,,-

    PROFTSSOR

    MIRIAM

    CORONTI-FERRTR

    Chair,

    GPNP

    for Talks

    with

    the MILF

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