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Philippines: Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, November 2020 - Issue No. 75

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Displacement Overview

As of the 30th of November, a total number of 58,533 families (268,592 individuals) are currently displaced in Mindanao. Those displaced can be classified into three main groups, depending on the length of displacement:

Group A: 633 families (2,725 individuals) remain displaced out of 957 families displaced within the month;

Group B: 163 families (815 individuals) remain displaced, and have been protractedly displaced for more than 30 days but less than 180 days; and

Group C: 57,737 families (265,052 individuals) remain displaced and have been protractedly displaced for more than 180 days. Those classified under Group C are concentrated in five main areas:

  • Zamboanga City: 1,362 families (6,810 individuals) still displaced due to Zamboanga siege in September 2013.

  • Lanao del Sur & Lanao del Norte: 25,367 families (126,835 individuals) still displaced due to Marawi siege in May 2017.

  • Northern Mindanao: 29 families (145 individuals) still displaced due to Severe Tropical Storm Vinta (Temblin) in December 2017 and 14 families (62 individuals) still displaced due to Typhoon Facon in July 2019.

  • Eastern Mindanao: 491 families (2,304 individuals) still displaced due to armed conflict between Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and New People’s Army (NPA) since February 2018.

  • BARMM Provinces: 1,294 families (5,144 individuals) still displaced due to Armed conflict and crime & violence since August 2017.

  • Davao del Sur: 27,400 families (114,852 individuls) and Cotabato province: 1,780 families (8,900 individuals) due to earthquakes

In November 2020, a total number of 957 families (3,785 individuals) were displaced in Mindanao due to clan feud (1,932 individuals), armed conflict (1,225 individuals) and natural disaster (628 individuals).