THE Joint Peace and Security Teams (JPSTs) are playing a vital role in ensuring peace and security in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Composed of members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, and the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, JPSTs are tasked, among others, to maintain peace and order in mutually agreed areas of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), support GPH-MILF ceasefire mechanisms, and assist in dispute resolution.