Government and leaders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have agreed to increase the number of peace negotiators to 21.
This is from the current number of 15.
They have also decided to conduct the next round of peace talks in the country.
These plans were stated by MILF Chief Negotiator Mohagher Iqbal and government negotiator Irene Santiago.
Initial talks were held between the two panels in Kuala Lumpur last week.
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