From the MILF Website (Dec 1): ICP Conduct Consultation for Propose Bangsamoro State Police
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(Simuay Sultan Kudarat Nov 27, 2013)…The Independent Commission on Policing (ICP) constituted by the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held its consultation this week to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, then Tuesday evening to the members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) particular the Bangsamro Islamic Armed forces (BIAF).
(Simuay Sultan Kudarat Nov 27, 2013)…The Independent Commission on Policing (ICP) constituted by the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held its consultation this week to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, then Tuesday evening to the members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) particular the Bangsamro Islamic Armed forces (BIAF).
This Wednesday morning to the Civil Soiety Organization (CSO) and in afternoon IP’s, held at Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) training center in Crossing Simuay, Sultan Kudarat Maguindanao.
The consultation is in preparation for its task of submitting recommendations to the peace panels on the appropriate form, structures, and relationships of the police force for the envisioned Bangsamoro region.
ICP members who conducted the consultation were Randall Beck as Chairperson (from Canada); retired Police Director Ricardo De Leon (GPH selected local expert); retired Police Chief Superintendent Amerodin Hamdag (MILF selected local expert); Police Dir. Lina Sarmiento (GPH appointed representative); Von Al Haq (MILF appointed representative); and Cedric Netto (international expert from Australia). Another international expert who will be nominated by the Japan government has yet to be named. Hirotaka Ono, First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines and member of the International Contact Group (ICG), attended in the meantime.
During Consultation , the commissioners asked the participants how the proposed state police composed, role model and set up;
Who will take the lead in organizing the Bangsamoro State Police;
Composition and recruitment of the Bangsamoro Police Commission;
Basis of recruitment for commissioned Officers and non-commissioned officers, in case of Female police be admitted?;
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ICP was convened for the first time in September during the 40th round of talks wherein the parties, in a joint statement, said that “the ICP shall commence its work by mid-October.” The ICP's Terms of Reference was signed by the parties on February 27, 2013 during the 36th GPH-MILF exploratory talks.
As stated in the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB), the commission “shall recommend appropriate policing within the Bangsamoro which is civilian in character and responsible both to the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government, and to the communities it serves.”
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/689-icp-conduct-consultation-for-propose-bangsamoro-state-police
The consultation is in preparation for its task of submitting recommendations to the peace panels on the appropriate form, structures, and relationships of the police force for the envisioned Bangsamoro region.
ICP members who conducted the consultation were Randall Beck as Chairperson (from Canada); retired Police Director Ricardo De Leon (GPH selected local expert); retired Police Chief Superintendent Amerodin Hamdag (MILF selected local expert); Police Dir. Lina Sarmiento (GPH appointed representative); Von Al Haq (MILF appointed representative); and Cedric Netto (international expert from Australia). Another international expert who will be nominated by the Japan government has yet to be named. Hirotaka Ono, First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines and member of the International Contact Group (ICG), attended in the meantime.
During Consultation , the commissioners asked the participants how the proposed state police composed, role model and set up;
Who will take the lead in organizing the Bangsamoro State Police;
Composition and recruitment of the Bangsamoro Police Commission;
Basis of recruitment for commissioned Officers and non-commissioned officers, in case of Female police be admitted?;
ICP was convened for the first time in September during the 40th round of talks wherein the parties, in a joint statement, said that “the ICP shall commence its work by mid-October.” The ICP's Terms of Reference was signed by the parties on February 27, 2013 during the 36th GPH-MILF exploratory talks.
As stated in the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB), the commission “shall recommend appropriate policing within the Bangsamoro which is civilian in character and responsible both to the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government, and to the communities it serves.”
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/689-icp-conduct-consultation-for-propose-bangsamoro-state-police