PHILIPPINES Mindanao Humanitarian Situation as of 25 September 2019 DISPLACEMENT IN MAGUINDANAO DISPLACEMENT IN NORTH COTABATO EFFECTS OF SOUTHWEST MONSOON 8,500 1,000 displaced population 6,850 displaced population displaced population As of 4 September 2019, more than 1,700 families/8,500 people Nearly 200 families are displaced due to a rido or clan feud on 9 remain displaced due to the 25 July armed conflict between As of 23 September, the effects of Southwest Monsoon September in Barangay Damatulan, municipality of Midsayap. Most government armed forces and a non-state armed group in Shariff enhances by Tropical Depression (TD) Marilyn affected more of those displaced are staying with host families in nearby Saydona Mustapha and Datu Salibo municipalities and the 19 than 3,000 families/15,000 people from 32 barangays of barangay. Meanwhile, the police and military personnel have been August improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Barangay Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Davao del Sur, deployed to prevent further conflict between the warring families. Bakat, Rajah Buayan municipality. Most families are staying in host South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces. More than Local authorities are providing relief assistance and verifying the communities. Local authorities and the Rapid Emergency Action 6,800 people are still displaced in which 500 people are number of displaced people. on Disaster Incidence of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (READI-BARMM) continue to provide food staying in five evacuation centres (ECs) while 6,350 people assistance to the displaced families. are taking shelter with host families. There are 199 damaged houses of which 44 are totally damaged. Local authorities continue to provide food and relief assistance. DISPLACEMENT IN SULU NORTHEASTERN MINDANAO DISPLACEMENT 11,000 displaced population Agusan Sulu Sea Zamboanga del Norte del Sur 2,000 Law enforcement operations of the Armed Forces of the displaced population Philippines (AFP) against the Abu Sayyaf group (ASG) displaced As of 12 September, more than 400 families remain displaced in more than 11,000 people in Patikul municipality in Sulu Province in Marawi City Loreto and Veruela municipalities of Agusan del Sur province, and January 2019. Displaced families are mobile, and tend to their Lanao del Sur Compostela in Laak municipality of Compostela Valley province as the law crops during harvest season and then return to the host Valley enforcement operations of the Government armed forces against communities. Due to high risk of kidnapping and ongoing military North the New People’s Army (NPA) continue. Local authorities continue operations access remains limited. UNHCR working with local Davao City Zamboanga City Maguindanao Cotabato to provide relief assistance and verify number of displaced people. NGOs will conduct an IDP profiling in the island provinces includ- ing Sulu to ensure the real IDPs are counted and receive immedi- ate assistance from the government and humanitarian agencies. Basilan Sultan Kudarat General Santos City MARAWI CONFLICT Sulu BOMBING INCIDENT IN SULTAN KUDARAT AND SULU 66,000 displaced population On 8 September, a suicide bomber was killed in an explosion when attacking a checkpoint of a military camp An estimated 66,000 people continue to be displaced from the Tawi-Tawi Celebes Sea in Indanan, Sulu province. No casulties were reported. Marawi conflict with most staying with host families while others are either in evacuation centres or temporary shelters according to On 7 September, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded reports from Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) Subcommitte on near a public market in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat province wounding Health and Social Welfare, National Housing Authority and DSWD at least seven people. An Islamic State-aligned group claimed Region 10. Of these, more than 3,200 people are in evacuation responsibility for the explosion. centres (ECs) and 11,000 people are in temporary shelters (TSs). The government plans to transfer all families in ECs to TSs before end of the year. Water and sanitation remain a priority in various sites as water supply is insufficient given the limited actors providing water interventions. The boundaries, names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 26 September 2019 Sources: READI-BARMM, DSWD-DROMIC, TFBM, Kalinaw news, media report Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int.