Blog post by Diane LimMore from Diane Lim Barangay Kitango in the Municipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao is home to several business and is known as a host for frequently displaced persons from neighboring communities such as Pikig, Malangog, Bagong Upam, Dapiawan, and Elian to name a few. Armed conflict is usually at a halt […]

Blog post by Oxfam PilipinasMore from Oxfam Pilipinas On her second month of staying at the “tent city”, the evacuation center in Landa Pamana, Balo-I, Lanao del Norte that are made of tents from the DSWD, Noranya* laments the drudgery of everyday life brought by the discomfort of the conditions. “I’m tired of eating sardines. My […]

Some 224,000 people have been displaced or are at risk of being displaced from their homes due to ongoing conflict and natural hazards in parts of Mindanao, data from the UNHCR-led Mindanao Protection Cluster as of January 2017 showed. In recent months, ongoing military offensives against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and the Maute […]