These administrative guidelines establish the terms of reference and composition of the implementation mechanisms for the GRP-MILF Agreement on the General Cessation of Hostilities (AGCH) signed on 18 July 1997.  

This agreement seeks to implement the general cessation of hostilities by hastening the return of the displaced persons in Pikit, North Cotabato and Pagalungan, Maguindanao. It also agrees on the repositioning of forces and assure the freedom of movement of returnees.

The Lisbon Compromise is the results of the third round of talks between Morocco and the POLISARIO. It provides for implementation of some aspects of the Secretary-General's Settlement Proposal Plan (S/21360). This agreement deals with issues such as the containment of troops and the repatriation of prisoners.

This document provides means for the implementation of some aspects of UN Secretary-General's Settlement Proposal Plan (S/21360). The compromise deals with the identification of tribal groups for the purpose of participating the the referendum to determine the status of Western Sahara. It also calls for the repatriation of refugees in accordance with the Settlement Plan. 

The agreement seeks to formalise the informal ceasefire that had been observed between the GRP and the MILF, with a  view of finding a just and lasting solution to the problem of the Bangsamoro and native inhabitants of Mindanao. It commits the armed forces of the GRP and the MILF to a general cessation of hostilities.