The Philippines
Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
Women’s Roles: In Brief
Official Roles

Miriam Coronel-Ferrer led the Philippine government’s negotiating team and was the first—and remains the only—female chief negotiator in history to sign a major peace accord. Women’s formal participation was high relative to other peace processes since 1990—women served as 22 percent of negotiators and represented 27 percent of the signatories to the agreement.

Civil Society Efforts

Women’s groups ran grassroots campaigns to gather input for the formal peace process and relay updates to the public, which helped to ease community mistrust of the process.

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Women’s Roles
22%
women
Negotiators
0%
women
Mediators
27%
women
Signatories
Women's Representation in Parliament
2014
27% women
Women’s political participation in postconflict states is associated with decreased risk of conflict relapse. Figures represent the percentage of women in the national parliament (the average of both houses if a bicameral system).
Negotiating Parties
Government of the Philippines
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
Agreement References
Women, Girls, and Gender
Violence Against Women
Type of Peace Process
Implementation Agreement
Third Parties
No Data
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