Bangsamoro peace deal: The road to 2016

On Thursday, the Philippine government and Muslim rebels will sign a pact to end one of Asia's longest and deadliest insurgencies following 17 years of negotiations.

President Benigno Aquino III and Murad Ebrahim, chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), will oversee the signing of the peace deal during a ceremony at the presidential palace in Manila. The MILF is the biggest remaining Muslim rebel group yet to sign a peace accord after the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) forged a similar agreement with the government in 1996.

Read: Timeline of the Mindanao peace process

Read the highlights of the four annexes to the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro signed in 2012 below, with links to the documents.

The MILF, the government, and independent observers warn a lasting peace is far from guaranteed, with many obstacles still to be overcome before Aquino steps down in 2016. The infographic below traces the critical steps that still need be taken after Thursday's peace deal is signed, until the new Bangsamoro political entity is put in place.



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