Continuing Displacement in Maguindanao (AFP vs BIFF) Issue No. 02
Conflict and repeated displacements continue to affect thousands of individuals in the province of Maguindanao, in the newly established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), particularly in the area of the “SPMS Box” (Salibu, Pagatin, Mamasapano and Shariff Aguak) and its peripheral communities. Some of the affected population had returned home not long ago, but were displaced again due to persistent security risks.
As of this report, approximately 14,715 individuals (2,943 families) have been forcibly displaced in Pikit, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, and Datu Salibu. In Pikit municipality, four (4) barangays – Makasindeg, Kabasalan, Paidu Pulangi, and Punul – are currently hosting IDPs, based on the report of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
