Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, August 2016 By the end of August 2016, approximately 3,000 displaced indigenous peoples (IPs) in Tandag, Surigao del Sur are preparing for their planned return in September 2016. A joint ocular visit was conducted 24 August by government agencies, concerned groups and community leaders to assess the current situation in the IDPs Read More …
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Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, July 2016
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, July 2016 An estimated 2,311 families (13,927 persons) in Al-Barka, Basilan and approximately 181 families (905 persons) in Indanan, Sulu were forced to flee their homes due to clashes between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in these respective provinces. In Caraga, Davao Oriental, an Read More …
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, June 2016
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, June 2016 Around 5,215 persons (1,035 families) were displaced due to a long-standing land dispute between two commanders from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Matalam, North Cotabato. In the municipality of Butig, Lanao del Sur, renewed clashes between the Armed Forces of the Philippines Read More …
IDP Protection Assessment Report Butig Displacement, Issue No. 03
IDP Protection Assessment Report, Butig Displacement, Issue No. 03 IDP Protection Assessment Report Issue No. 03 on the displacement in Butig, Lanao del Sur due to fighting between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Maute Group in late May/early June 2016 provides an outline of protection issues faced by the conflict-affected population, Read More …
IDP Protection Assessment Report, Matalam Clan Feud, Issue no. 01
IDP Protection Assessment Report, Matalam Clan Feud, Issue no. 01 As of 07 June, around 944 families (estimated 4,720 persons) were displaced in Matalam, North Cotabato as a result of recurring firefight due to a long-standing land dispute. Discussions with IDPs and community leaders indicated that the situation appears to be getting worse. Efforts at Read More …
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, May 2016
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, May 2016 The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) resumed its surgical military operation against the Maute Group in Butig Municipality, Lanao del Sur Province. The renewed conflict has resulted in approximately 575 families (estimated 3,443 individuals) to flee their homes. More than 2,000 Indigenous Peoples (IPs) continue to be displaced in Read More …
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, April 2016
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard April 2016 The Law Enforcement Operation (LEO) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) had halted early this month but a number of families still can’t return home, the Focused Military Operation (FMO) of the AFP against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is ongoing Read More …
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, March 2016
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard March 2016 While the Law Enforcement Operation (LEO) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) is ongoing, sporadic skirmishes in various other parts of Mindanao also forced families to leave their habitual residences in March. A total of 4,972 families (estimated 22,497 persons) have Read More …
IDP Protection Assessment Report, Pikit Clan Feud, Issue no. 02
IDP Protection Assessment Report, Pikit Clan Feud, Issue no. 02 As of 30 March, around 498 families (estimated 2,490 persons) remain displaced in Pikit, North Cotabato as a result of the longstanding rido between two command groups of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). IDPs are still reluctant to return to their communities as tension Read More …
IDP Protection Assessment Report, Al-Barka conflict, Issue no. 1
IDP Protection Assessment Report, Al-Barka conflict, Issue no. 1 The Protection Cluster has reported that on 24 – 26 March, the AFP along with the MILF and the Barangay Police Action Team (BPAT) engaged the Abu Sayyaf Group in armed clashes at Barangay Danapah in the municipality of Al Barka, Basilan province causing some 1,755 Read More …