This track shall involve the following:
a. Resumption and completion of negotiations with the MILF and CPP-NPA-NDF, respectively;
b. Completion and implementation of signed final closure agreements with the CPLA (1986) and the Rebolusyonaryong Partidong Manggagawa-Pilipinas / Revolutionary Proletariat Army / Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA/ABB) (2000), respectively;
c. Adoption and implementation of actions agreed upon in the Tripartite Implementation Review of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement with the MNLF;
d. Final disposition of arms of the abovementioned armed groups and mainstreaming of former rebels as productive members of society, in accordance with peace agreements;
e. Establishment of mechanisms for a participatory and accountable peace process.
Negotiations with armed groups shall be guided by the principles laid down in EO 3 (series of 2001), with reference to a comprehensive peace process which: (a) is community-based, reflecting the sentiments, values and principles important to all Filipinos; (b) aims to forge a new social compact for a just, equitable, humane and pluralistic society; and (c) seeks a principled and peaceful resolution to the internal armed conflicts, with neither blame nor surrender, but with dignity for all concerned. The following parameters for peace talks are further specified:
a. the Constitution, inclusive of the flexibilities provided within its provisions;
b. the experience and lessons learned from past negotiations and with the creation and operation of the ARMM;
c. Government's ability to deliver -politically, economically and socially -commitments made and agreed on; and
d. Inclusiveness and transparency, sensitivity to general public sentiment as far as practicable, with the aim of restoring full confidence and trust in the peace process.
In order to put in place a gender-responsive mechanism for transparent and accountable peace process, civil society organizations shall be involved, with government support if necessary, in the establishment of a Consultative Body defining its own structures and mechanisms to fully participate in various peace processes. Alongside this body led by civil society organizations, the government shall establish an Advisory Body with representatives from Congress, members of the 1987 Constitutional Commission, retired Justices of the Supreme Court, local government executives, and former government chief negotiators. This shall serve as venue for dialogues to address issues of discontent, inhibition, and agitation, facilitate conflict resolution and, prevent armed confrontations in conflict-affected areas.