Date of incident: May 23, 2017
Type of incident: Armed conflict
Location: Marawi City

The total number of IDPs served in the region is 55,588 families or 226,462 persons. There are currently 35 evacuation centers in Region 10 housing 2,808 families or 13,209 persons. The number of home-based families total to 52,780 or 213,253 persons.

The number of active Evacuation Centers (ECs) in Region 10 is as follows: Iligan City – 5; Balo-i – 11; Pantar – 1; Pantao Ragat – 17; Cagayan de Oro City – 1.

For the whole province of Lanao del Norte including Iligan City, the total number of IDP families served increases to 47,288 or 200,843 persons. The number of families inside evacuation centers served, including Iligan City, is 2,803 or 13,190 persons. Home-based Families served in Lanao del Norte, including Iligan City, is 44,485 or 187,653.

For Iligan City alone, the number of IDP families served is 27,596 or 110,216 persons. There are 815 families sheltered in evacuation centers served or 3,849 persons, while the number of home-based IDP families served is 26,781 or 106,367 persons.

Five Evacuation Centers are still operational in Iligan City namely: Buru-un School of Fisheries, Buru-un Gym, Tibanga Gym, Bayanihan Gym, and Ma. Cristina Gym.

In Misamis Oriental, the number of IDP families served is 7,546 or 22,175 persons; five (5) families or 19 persons staying in the lone evacuation Center situated in Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City. The number of home-based IDP families served is 7,541 or 22,156 persons.

In Bukidnon, the number of IDP families served is 634 families or 2,879 persons who are all home-based or staying with their relatives in the municipalities of Kalilangan, Lantapan, Pangantucan, San Fernando, Baungon, Maramag and the cities of Malaybalay and Valencia.

In Misamis Occidental, the number of IDP families served remain at 115 families or 527 persons who are all home-based temporarily residing in barangays of Ozamiz City and Oroquieta City.

Total cost of assistance extended to IDPs amounts to P125,975,333.00 of which P119,213,281.00 is extended by DSWD. Breakdown of Cost assistance is P89,304,885.00 for Family Food Packs and P29,276,016.00 for non-food assistance.

Local government units provided P2,180,668.00 for IDPs and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) also provided a total of P4,581,384.00 as recorded.

IDPs need to be resilient from disaster, with this in mind, the camp managers facilitated lectures on disaster preparedness to equip IDPs inside Nangka Barangay Hall Evacuation Center, Balo-i; and in Calawi Auditorium EC, Natangcopan EC and Madarasah Bobong in Pantao Ragat, all of Lanao del Norte province with basic knowledge on disaster preparedness.
Community and Family Services International (CFSI) workers conducted counseling and psycho-social support activities to IDPs inside Nangka Barangay Hall Evacuation Center to debrief them from their traumatic experiences, likewise camp managers and other humanitarian organization conducted therapy sessions to children and women IDPs.
DSWD has processed the requisition of 12 folding beds for a paralyzed woman and other senior citizens inside the newly opened Al-Beroni Madrasah in West Poblacion, Baloi, Lanao del Norte.

To ensure safe temporary shelters for IDPs who will be evicted from madrasah schools, the LGU of Pantao Ragat has finished developing the site for the Tent City as DSWD readies the tents for the affected IDPs from the said madrasah. However, International Organization for Migration (IOM) representatives had reportedly coordinated with the LGU of Baloi and Pantao Ragat, informing DSWD that, “they will build bunkhouses, instead of tent city.”

Evacuation centers in Iligan City and Lanao del Norte areas have started implementing cash-for-work program to IDP families.

DSWD and Pantao Ragat LGU are set to distribute seedlings of vegetables to IDPs who will be engaged in gardening. A donor from Philippine Coconut Authority 10 will give the seedlings for free.

DSWD to follow-up DOH for the additional portalets. DOH workers have validated the need in the EC.

DSWD-10 reiterates the importance of private individuals or companies to coordinate and collaborate with DSWD personnel managing the evacuation centers when they have, or wish to have activities, or any matter related to IDPs as one of the main concerns of the field office is the security of the IDPs housed in the evacuation centers.

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