Date of incident: May 23, 2017
Type of incident: Armed conflict
Location: Marawi City
The total number of IDPs served in the region is 55,582 families or 226,459 persons. There are currently 35 evacuation centers in Region 10 housing 2,806 families or 13,203 persons. The number of home-based families total to 52,776 or 213,256 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 is 47,278 or 200,837 persons. The number of families inside evacuation centers served, including Iligan City, is 2,801 or 13,184 persons. Home-based Families served in Lanao del Norte, including Iligan City, is 44,477 or 187,653.
For Iligan City alone, the number of IDP families served is 27,587 or 110,212 persons. There are 814 families sheltered in evacuation centers served or 3,845 persons, while the number of home-based IDP families served is 26,773 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 2,864 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 increases to 119 families or 545 persons who are all home-based temporarily residing in barangays of Ozamiz City and Oroquieta City.
Camuigin Province, there are 5 home-based IDP families served or 38 persons, staying in the Municipality of Sagay.
Total cost of assistance extended to IDPs amounts to P137,048,837.00 of which P127,335,636.00 is extended by DSWD. Breakdown of Cost assistance is P90,008,314.00 for Family Food Packs and P29,434,856.00 for non-food assistance.
Local government units provided P5,137,818.00 for IDPs and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) also provided a total of P4,581,384.00 as recorded.
Three (3) IDP families need to transfer from Sta. Elena Evacuation Center to Marantao, Lanao del Sur, DSWD processes the transportation assistance for the three families, however, there is a need to coordinate the travel of the three families to the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police for security clearance.
IDPs also need to engage in activities that would make them resilient from disaster, with this, camp managers in National School of Fisheries in Buruun, Iligan City introduced gardening within the evacuation center for the IDPs source of food and nutrients. More seedlings of easily grown vegetables are needed from other agencies.
One hundred ten (110) IDP families in Pantar, presently occupying the Madrasah Campong will transfer to the Tent City in front of the central elementary school starting tomorrow.
DSWD, as much as possible, follows the standard of establishing a camp, in terms of putting up comfort rooms within the evacuation center. DSWD, DOH, and IDPs strictly implement a no-smoking area for the National School of Fisheries in Buruun, Iligan City. They have set up No-Smoking signages in conspicuous places of the camp.
To ensure safety for the IDPs, Philippine National Police operatives detailed at the entrance of the National School of Fisheries Evacuation Center in Buruun, Iligan City patrol at the camp during night time.
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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