ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the potential of power-sharing as a solution to the long-lasting Maoist insurgency in the Philippines. In addition to a discussion of the conflict and its root causes, it focuses on the negotiations between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and the successive democratic governments. The chapter deals primarily with the latter conflict, which is the longest-running Maoist insurgency in the world. Even if constitutional and political reform has yet to be seriously addressed through the formal negotiations, the type of political institutions studied in this report may still be important for understanding the peace process and what a future peace agreement may look like. Although devolution of power has not been a demand presented by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), it is possible to imagine decentralisation to local entities, such as municipalities as one element in a peace agreement.
