Civilian Ceasefire Monitoring in Mindanao

Mindanao, Philippines is one of the first conflict sites where civilian ceasefire monitoring (CCM) has been developed by civil society and then incorporated formally into the Ceasefire Mechanism. This report explains why and how CCM was set up in Mindanao and how it is working now, before drawing on evidence collected through participatory workshops with civilian volunteers involved in ceasefire monitoring in Mindanao to present CMM from the perspective of civilians and their communities. It demonstrates how civilians link their monitoring work with the creation of a peace that they want. By exploring the roles and tasks that civilians themselves identify, this report concludes that CCM is contributing to the stability of the peace process by ensuring that the ceasefire agreement is maintained. It is also contributing to long term peace by giving people representation and a role in
building peaceful relationships.