Marawi Clash Incident Briefer
(As of 12 NOON June 20, 2017)

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

The total number of IDPs served in the Region has increased to 24,560 families. There are currently 37 evacuation centers housing 2,465 families. The number of home-based families totaled to 22,095.

For the whole province of Lanao del Norte including Iligan City, the total number of IDP families is 21,537. The number of families inside evacuation centers including Iligan City totaled to 2,462 with 11,104 individuals.

For Iligan City alone, the number of IDP families remains at 9,231. There are 798 families sheltered in evacuation centers, while the number of home-based families has remained at 8,433.

Five Evacuation Centers are operational and existing 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 increased to 2,585, three families of which are staying in the lone evacuation Center in Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City.

In Bukidnon, the number of IDP families has remained at 343 families or 1, 703 individuals who are all home-based or staying with their relatives in the municipalities of Kalilangan, Valencia, Lantapan, Pangantucan and Malaybalay.

Total cost of assistance extended to IDPs amounted to P 43,713,857.00 of which P41,846,414 has been extended by DSWD. Breakdown of Cost assistance is P 26,793,173.00 for food and P 14,287,365.00 for non-food assistance.

For IDPs with missing relatives or friends, they are advised to coordinate with the Office of Civil Defense who is the responsible Agency for missing persons and other related concerns.

For IDPs in evacuation centers who wish to avail of transportation assistance or the Balik Probinsiya Program, they may ask the Camp Managers for referral letter to be submitted to social workers assigned at the Operations Center, who will assess them if they are qualified or not based on their Disaster Assistance Family Access Card (DAFAC) and Barangay Certification.

To date, a total of P 77, 579.00 has been released to 43 IDP beneficiaries as transportation assistance. They went home to their province. Most of them are construction workers, laborers and carnival workers in Marawi City before the armed conflict erupted.

IDPs can avail of both food and non –food assistance upon the endorsement from the Local Government Units through the Municipal City Social Welfare and Development Officers in the areas where they are temporarily residing for home-based IDPs and camp managers for IDPs living inside the evacuation camps.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development is giving P1,000.00 food assistance for Ramadan to all validated IDPs.

DSWD-X has been continuously joining the Regional Coordination Command Center meeting along with the Office of Civil Defense, DSWD-ARMM, DOH and other agencies for regular updating, resolution of issues and point of collaboration pertaining to the disaster operation.