Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, March 2020
As of the 31st of March, a total number of 76,906 families (359,941 individuals) are currently displaced in Mindanao. Those displaced can be classified into three main groups, depending on the length of displacement:
Group A: 462 families (2,310 individuals) remain displaced out of 1,797 families displaced within the month;
Group B: 47,858 families (215,271 individuals) remain displaced, and have been protractedly displaced for more than 30 days but less than 180 days; and
Group C: 28,676 families (142,360 individuals) remain displaced and have been protractedly displaced for more than 180 days. Those classified under
Group C are concentrated in five main areas:
- Zamboanga City: 1,362 families (6,810 individuals) still displaced due to Zamboanga siege in September 2013.
- Lanao del Sur & Lanao del Norte: 25,573 families (127,865 individuals) still displaced due to Marawi siege in May 2017.
- Northern Mindanao: 29 families (145 individuals) still displaced due to Severe Tropical Storm Vinta (Temblin) in December 2017 and 14 families (62 individuals) still displaced due to Typhoon Facon in July 2019.
- Eastern Mindanao: 535 families (2,259 individuals) still displaced due to armed conflict between Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and New People’s Army (NPA) since February 2018.
- Central Mindanao and BARMM Provinces: 1,163 families (5,219 individuals) still displaced due to armed conflict since January 2019.
In March 2020, a total number of 1,797 families (8,802 individuals) were displaced in Mindanao due to armed conflict (3,137 individuals) and clan feud (5,665 individuals).