Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, October 2021
As of the 31st of October, an estimated total number of 23,786 families (approximately 116,550 individuals) are currently displaced in Mindanao. Those displaced can be classified into three main groups, depending on the length of displacement:
Group A: 1,323 families (6,615 individuals) remain displaced out of 1,409 families displaced within the month;
Group B: 335 families (1,675 individuals) remain displaced, and have been protractedly displaced for more than 30 days but less than 180 days; and
Group C: 22,128 families (108,260 individuals) remain displaced and have been protractedly displaced for more than 180 days. Those classified under Group C are concentrated in six main areas:
- Zamboanga City: 720 families (3,600 individuals) still displaced due to Zamboanga siege in September 2013.
- Lanao del Sur: 17,060 families (85,300 individuals) still displaced due to Marawi siege in May 2017.
- BARMM Provinces: 1,341 families (6,666 individuals) still displaced due to armed conflict and crime & violence since September 2017.
- Bukidnon: 210 families (893 individuals) still displaced due to armed conflict between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and New People’s Army (NPA) since June 2018.
- Northern Mindanao: 24 families (120 individuals) still displaced due to STS Vinta (Temblin) in December 2017, 14 families (62 individuals) still displaced due to Typhoon Falcon in July 2019.
- Davao del Sur: 1,436 families (5,344 individuals) and Cotabato province: 1,323 families (6,275 individuals) due to earthquakes in 2019.
In October 2021, an estimated total number of 1,409 families (7,055 individuals) were displaced in Mindanao due to armed conflict (5,905 individuals), clan feud (1,050 individuals), and natural disaster (100 individuals).
