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DSWD DROMIC Report #1 on the Armed Conflict in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte as of 08 November 2023, 6PM

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I. Situation Overview

On 06 November 2023 at around 6AM, an armed conflict transpired in Brgy. Bugawas, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. According to reports, the armed encounter was between two (2) Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) groups that resulted in the displacement of families and individuals in the area.

Source: DSWD Field Office (FO) XII

II. Status of Affected Areas and Population

A total of 1,017 families or 5,085 persons are affected in three (3) barangays in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte (see Table 1).