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UNHCR Mindanao, Philippines I Rosary Heights 6 , Cotabato City,
Philippines I +63 (64) 421 7945 I [email protected] I
www.protectionclusterphilippines.org
Displacement Dashboard
The Mindanao Displacement Dashboard is a monthly publication of
the Protection Cluster in Mindanao, Philippines which is co-led by
UNHCR with the Department of Social Welfare and Development. This
publication aims
to provide an overview of the protection environment of
displacement incidents in Mindanao for each month. Displacement
incidents were collected with the support of Protection Cluster
members in Mindanao.
ISSUE NO. 29, JULY 2016
AFP vs. ASG clashes in Basilan
A gunfight between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
and elements of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) erupted on 02
July 2016 at Barangay Magcawa in the municipality of
Al-Barka,
Basilan province. An estimated 2,311 families (13,927
persons)
fled Barangay Magcawa to seek shelter with relatives in
Baran-
gay Guinanta in Al-Barka, and in Barangay Tipo-Tipo Proper.
The escalation of the incident affected neighbouring
barangays
in Al-Barka, as well as some barangays in the municipalities
of
Tipo-Tipo and Ungkaya Pukan. Classes were suspended at all
levels in Barangay Magcawa, and eleven schools in the West
District of Tipo-Tipo also suspended their classes because
of
the security threat, leading to disruption in the education of
over
2,600 students. A mosque and a civilian house reportedly
sus-
tained damage during the fighting. Due to the situation in
the
three affected municipalities, the provincial government de-
clared a state of calamity. The Provincial Social Welfare
and
Development Office and the Integrated Provincial Health
Office
provided food and medical aid, respectively, to the affected
families. During field assessments by Protection Cluster
part-
ners, some IDPs expressed concerns regarding access to ade-
quate food in case of prolonged displacement.
Further armed confrontations between the AFP and ASG also
occurred in the municipality of Tuburan, Basilan on 18 July,
causing an undetermined number of residents to flee from
their
homes in Sitio Laputih and Sitio Umali to barangays Bohetam-
bis Proper and Mahawid.
AFP vs. NPA armed conflict in Davao Oriental
On 07 July 2016, an armed encounter between the Armed Forc-
es of the Philippines (AFP) and the New People’s Army (NPA)
resulted in the displacement of around 70 families (399
individu-
als) from Barangay Pichon, in the municipality of Caraga,
Davao
Oriental. Two civilians were reportedly wounded during the
fire-
fight, while a church and some civilian houses were damaged.
Eight schools suspended their classes, hampering access to
education for hundreds of students. The displaced persons
sought refuge in various locations within the municipality
of
Caraga and in the adjacent municipality of Baganga.
A total of 1,320 families (6,600 persons) fled their homes
follow-
ing a firefight between government forces and the Bangsamoro
Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) on 13 July 2016. The
incident
affected several barangays in the province of Maguindanao,
including Bagong Upam and Kuloy in Shariff Aguak
municipality,
and Meta in Datu Unsay municipality. Information from
Military operations in Maguindanao
protection partners also indicates that following this incident,
an
estimated 4,800 families (24,000 persons) pre-emptively
evacuat-
ed from different barangays in the municipalities of Datu
Salibo,
Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Shariff Aguak, and Shariff Saydona Mus-
tapha lin anticipation of the escalation of fighting in the
area.
Subsequent armed encounters that took place on 26-28 July in
barangays Dapiawan and Kitango in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Ba-
rangay Malangog in Datu Unsay, Barangay Dabenayan in Ma-
masapano, and barangays Pikeg and Pamalian in Shariff Saydo-
na Mustapha caused further displacements. These incidents
also
affected Barangay Liab in Mamasapano and Barangay Pusao in
Shariff Saydona Mustapha. By the end of July, the number of
dis-
placed was at least 6,304 families (estimated 30,535
individuals).
As of this report, the displaced families have sought refuge in
vari-
ous evacuation sites in seven municipalities of Maguindanao:
Da-
tu Abdullah Sangki, Datu Salibo, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu
Un-
say, Mamasapano, Shariff Aguak, and Shariff Saydona
Mustapha.
Others are staying with host families in the same
municipalities.
Eight civilian casualties (three dead and five wounded,
including
minors in both casualty types) were reported. There were
also
reports of civilians temporarily getting trapped in areas
where
fighting occurred. Some civilian dwellings, as well as a school
and
a mosque, were damaged or destroyed. Occupation of civilian
homes, as well as looting of household belongings, crops,
and
livestock, were also reported. The forced displacement, the use
of
some schools as evacuation sites, and, in one case, the
proximity
of a military encampment to a learning center, has resulted in
the
disruption of education for children in the affected
communities.
The respective Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Offices
at municipal, provincial, and regional levels provided food
assis-
tance, with support from the Department of Social Welfare
and
Development (DSWD) and the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao’s Humanitarian Emergency Action and Response Team
(ARMM-HEART). Fear of renewed clashes currently prevents
most of the IDPs from permanently returning to their places
of
origin. IDPs also raise concerns regarding limited access to
medi-
cal services and restrictions on their freedom of movement,
result-
ing in loss of safe and sustainable access to their sources of
liveli-
hood.
A civilian house beside a day care center in Barangay Malangog,
Datu Unsay, Maguindanao,
was destroyed when hit by a mortar round during recent armed
clashes.
© R. Abdula | UNHCR Cotabato
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DISCLAIMER
The Monthly Mindanao Displacement Dashboard aims to provide a
starting point for information and analysis that can help
protection agencies, policy makers and other stakeholders
concerning instances of forced displacement or solutions
(repatriation, res ettlement, integration). The number of people
displaced / affected may differ from the number in need of
humanitarian assistance. To the extent possible, the terminology
used in the Dashboard reflects the UN Guiding Principles on
Internal Displacement and other sources of international law and
practice. The information reported in the Monthly Mindanao
Displacement
Dashboard has been received from members of the Protection
Cluster across Mindanao. Consequently, unreported cases of forced
displacement and solutions are not reflected. Updates will be
provided as and when more information is received from members. Al
though efforts are made to verify the data, the UNHCR
Mindanao, Philippines takes no responsibility for the
incompleteness or inaccuracy of the information. The information
provided in this Monthly Mindanao Displacement Dashboard does not
necessarily reflect the views of UNHCR or any individual member of
the Protection Cluster.
Mindanao Displacement Dashboard July 2016
Displacement of IP community in Bukidnon
Efforts to find durable solutions for those who continue to be
dis-placed as a result of the 2013 Zamboanga siege continue. In
addition to those staying with host families (home-based IDPs), as
of 31 July, 2,505 families (13,914 persons) remain displaced in 11
transitory sites in Zamboanga City. The City Social Welfare and
Development Office (CSWDO), with technical support from the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), completed the
re-profiling and verification of some 6,356 home-based IDP families
on 29 July, and is in the process of validating the results. This
process paves the way for home-based IDPs in Zamboanga to have
improved access to government assistance through the various
projects and recov-ery efforts being implemented. Among the
noteworthy developments in Zamboanga were the turn-over of 1,657
houses to displaced families under the Zam-boanga City Roadmap to
Reconstruction and Recovery (Z3R), and the employment of 71 IDPs
and the training of 225 others through a livelihood project led by
the CSWDO and the Depart-ment of Social Welfare and Development. In
addition, 451 dis-placed children regained access to education with
the opening of a composite school at the Mampang transitory site on
12 July.
Update on protracted displacement in Zamboanga
Harassment by a paramilitary group led to the displacement
of
around 821 families (2,759 individuals) in Barangay Kawayan,
San Fernando, Bukidnon on 30 July 2016. The affected
families
are members of the Tigwahanon community, an indigenous peo-
ples (IP) group. Reports received from protection partners
indi-
cate that the paramilitary group indiscriminately fired at
civilians,
resulting in the death of a pregnant woman and injuries to at
least
seven people, including five minors. Families from nearby Sitio
Sil
-angon and Sitio Tibugawan also fled their homes and
initially
sought refuge in the village proper of Barangay Kawayan.
Because of continuing fear for their safety, 48 IDP families
subse-
quently decided to leave Barangay Kawayan and transferred to
the Capitol ground in Malaybalay City. They reportedly face
is-
sues with regard to adequate food and shelter, access to
latrines,
and disrupted school attendance for children. As of the end
of
July, the displaced families had received food assistance from
a
local organization, and distributions of food packs and
non-food
items by the DSWD have been planned.
The affected community had reportedly been receiving threats
from the said paramilitary group for several months. Other
mem-
bers of the same IP group currently remain in an evacuation
camp in Davao City, after being displaced in 2015 due to
military
operations in their communities.
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A re-profiling and verification process for home-based IDPs,
here conducted in Baran-
gay Tetuan, Zamboanga City in July 2016, aims to facilitate
their access to government
assistance. © R. Maquilan | UNHCR Cotabato
AFP vs ASG firefight in Sulu
On 29 July 2016, an armed confrontation between government
troops and members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) took place
in Barangay Bud-Taran, in the municipality of Indanan, Sulu
prov-
ince. About 181 families (approximately 905 individuals)
were
displaced from Barangay Bud-Taran to the neighbouring baran-
gays of Kuppong and Langpas. An unconfirmed number of civil-
ians were reportedly killed or injured during the incident.
Home-based IDPs line up at the City Social Welfare and
Development Field Office in
Barangay Sta. Barbara, Zamboanga City, for a re-profiling and
verification activity held in
July 2016. © R. Maquilan | UNHCR Cotabato
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ZAMBOANGADEL NORTE
ZAMBOANGASIBUGAY
CITY OFISABELA
BUKIDNON
CAMIGUIN
LANAODEL NORTE
MISAMISOCCIDENTAL
MISAMISORIENTAL
DAVAODEL
NORTE
DAVAODEL SUR
DAVAOORIENTAL
COMPOSTELAVALLEY
NORTHCOTABATO
MAGUINDANAO
SOUTHCOTABATO
SULTANKUDARAT
SARANGANI
COTABATOCITY
BASILAN
LANAODEL SUR
SULU
TAWI-TAWI
AGUSANDEL NORTE
AGUSANDEL SUR
SURIGAODEL NORTE
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DINAGATISLANDS
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CITY OFISABELA
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DINAGATISLANDS
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ARMM
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LUPON
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PAGALUNGAN MAKILALAGUINDULUNGAN
DATUSAUDI-AM PATUAN
SANMIGUEL
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CITY OFISABELA
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MAGUINDANAO
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SURIGAODEL NORTE
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DINAGATISLANDS
REGION IX
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ZAMBOANGASIBUGAY
CITY OFISABELA
BUKIDNON
CAMIGUIN
LANAODEL
NORTE
MISAMISOCCIDENTAL
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SOUTHCOTABATO
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SARANGANI
COTABATOCITY
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MAGUINDANAO
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SURIGAODEL NORTE
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DINAGATISLANDS
REGION IX
REGION X
REGION XI
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DATUSAUDI-AM PATUAN
DATUUNSAY
DATUSALIBO SHARIFF
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SANFERNANDO
ZAMBOANGADEL NORTE ZAMBOANGA
DEL SUR
ZAMBOANGASIBUGAY
CITY OFISABELA
BUKIDNON
CAMIGUIN
LANAODEL
NORTE
MISAMISOCCIDENTAL
MISAMISORIENTAL
DAVAO DELNORTE
DAVAODEL SUR
DAVAOORIENTAL
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SOUTHCOTABATO
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SARANGANI
COTABATOCITY
BASILAN
LANAODEL SUR
MAGUINDANAO
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TAWI-TAWI
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SURIGAODEL NORTE
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DINAGATISLANDS
REGION IX
REGION X
REGION XI
REGIONXII
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MATALAM
LAGONGLONG
LAKE SEBU
DATU SAUDIAMPATUAN
I0 25 5012.5
Kilometers
1:3,500,000Scale
SOURCES: Protection Cluster Mindanao CREATION DATE: 11 August
2016 FEEDBACK: [email protected] DISCLAIMER: The boundaries and
names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply
official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
CURRENT NUMBER OF IDPS IN NEED OF DURABLE SOLUTION
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS CAUSING DISPLACEMENT IN 2016
DISPLACEMENT MOVEMENT IN JULY 2016 (see details in boxes)
CLARIFICATIONS
LEGEND
Typhoon Pablo displacement - A large number of IDPs remain
displaced from Typhoon Pablo in December 2012 in Eastern Mindanao,
Region XI and are still in need of a durable solution. Many of
these families remain in temporary shelters where local authorities
have been slowly obtaining access to land and constructing
permanent housing for these IDPs. As of October 2015, there are
still an estimated 76,379 IDPs in need of a durable solution in
this region.
The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement note that
“internally displaced persons are persons or groups of persons who
have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or
places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in
order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of
generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or
human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally
recognized State border.”
presently displaced due to
CONFLICT presently displaced due to NATURAL DISASTER
159,541TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS WHO ARE PRESENTLY DISPLACED IN
MINDANAOSINCE 2012 - JULY 2016
83,16276,379
209,812300
501
5 0
48,5250
TOTAL IN JULY 2016 TOTAL SINCE JAN 2016INCIDENTS
INCIDENTSDISPLACEMENT
(persons)DISPLACEMENT
(persons)
NATURAL DISASTER incidents with displacement
CONFLICT incidents with displacement
48,525IDPs IN JULY IN NEEDOF DURABLE SOLUTIONS0ESTIMATED NUMBER
OFPERSONS WHO HAVE
RETURNED
48,525TOTAL DISPLACEMENT IN JULY 2016
CONFLICT REGIONALBOUNDARY
NATURALDISASTER
TOTALDISPLACEMENT
TOTALRETURN
TOTALPRESENTLYDISPLACED
INCREASE / DECREASE IN IDP MOVEMENT COMPARED
TO PREVIOUS MONTH
MONTHLY DISPLACEMENT DASHBOARDJULY 2016, ISSUE NO. 29
Durable Solutions - UNHCR with Protection Cluster members
continue to identify communities that are subjected to protracted
displacement over the course of the year to ensure all IDPs are
identified and the appropriate attention and resources can
beobtained to support finding a durable solution to their
displacement.
51,098
PROTRACTED DISPLACEMENT
ARMM
51,098 | 0
1,925
4,144PROTRACTED DISPLACEMENT
X 4,144 | 0
935
21,552PROTRACTED DISPLACEMENT
IX
21,552 | 0
21,552
The number of displaced persons is due to armed conflict between
AFP vs MNLF in September 2013
76,778PROTRACTED DISPLACEMENT
XI
399 | 76,379
76,379
The bulk of presently displaced persons is due to Typhoon Bopha
(Pablo).
2,770PROTRACTED DISPLACEMENT
XII
2,770 | 0
650
3,199PROTRACTED DISPLACEMENT
XIII
3,199 | 0
2,731
0%
100%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
1 MIDSAYAP, NORTH COTABATO CLAN FEUD 1,570
1,5700
100%
0%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
2 BUTIG, LANAO DEL SURARMED CONFLICT 32,491
0 32,491
84%
16%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
4 LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION AGAINST BIFF 34,110 5,390
28,720
100%
0%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
3 DATU BLAH SINSUATCLAN FEUD 1,150
0 1,150
100%
0%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
6 PARA-MALITARY HARASSMENTIN BUKIDNON 200 0
200
100%
0%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
9 MILF VS TRIBAL LEADERARMED CONFLICT IN UPI 1,072
0 1,072
100%
0%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
2 POLITICAL RIVALRY IN PATA 1,500
0 1,500 100%
0%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
3 CLAN CONFLICT IN PIKIT 4,545
0 4,545
100%
0%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
8 CRIME AND VIOLENCEIN TALAINGOD 775
7750
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
4 AFP VS ASG CONFLICTIN INDANAN, SULU905
0905
0%
100%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
1 AFP VS ASG CONFLICTIN AL-BARKA, BASILAN13,927
013,927
0%
100%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
5 DISPLACEMENTIN SAN FERNANDO, BUKIDNON2,759
02,759
0%
100%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
2 AFP VS NPA ARMED CONFLICTIN CARAGA, DAVAO ORIENTAL399
0399
0%
100%
% OF RETURN AND PRESENTLY DISPLACED POPULATION TO THE TOTAL
DISPLACED
POPULATION
3 MILITARY OPERATIONS IN MAGUINDANAO30,535
030,535
0%
100%