Displaced Marawi survivors still long for justice
"It feels as though we have been permanently driven out of Marawi."
Displaced Marawi survivors still long for justice
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Group opposes Marawi Siege compensation planned changes
Group opposes Marawi Siege compensation planned changes
“These amendments will bring more delays and uncertainty to Marawi’s internally displaced peoples (IDPs) who have now suffered for eight years and are still unable to return to their homes. They will affect vital social services needed by the people of Marawi to rebuild and recover.”
Gov’t urged to take action as Marawi internal refugees face eviction
Gov’t urged to take action as Marawi internal refugees face eviction
According to the IDP-led group Reclaiming Marawi Movement, approximately 5,000 displaced families are subject to eviction before the end of this year due to the expiring contract between the government and private landowners for the establishment of these shelters.
Meranaws lament government’s empty promises 4 years after Marawi siege
Meranaws lament government’s empty promises 4 years after Marawi siege
“We are told, ‘Stay home and stay safe. Wash your hands regularly,’ but the displaced Meranaws live in cramped makeshift spaces without sufficient water supply. Those whose homes are at ground zero still could not return.”
Marawi bakwit to Duterte: ‘Maybe you don’t remember we Muslim voted for you’
Marawi bakwit to Duterte: ‘Maybe you don’t remember we Muslim voted for you’
'I want to call on Pres. Duterte, please stop the bombing of Marawi and please lift Martial Law.'
Dispatches: Whitewashing internal displacement in Ph
Dispatches: Whitewashing internal displacement in Ph
As of May, there were more than 260,000 IDPs in the Philippines, the result of conflict and natural disasters. Too often the government talks the talk while neglecting them – or worse.
Arroyo Placed Philippines in Company of War-Torn, Aid-Dependent Countries
Arroyo Placed Philippines in Company of War-Torn, Aid-Dependent Countries
By REP. NERI JAVIER COLMENARES Bayan Muna Posted by (Bulatlat.com) We congratulate President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for placing the Philippines in the blighted company of war-torn, aid-dependent countries like Sudan and Somalia. The Philippine Daily Inquirer...
News in Pictures: As Arroyo Regime Splurges on Good Food, Victims of Militarization in Surigao Starve
News in Pictures: As Arroyo Regime Splurges on Good Food, Victims of Militarization in Surigao Starve
MANILA -- While President Arroyo dined for $20,000 in New York, Manobo children only have lugaw, bread and food rations at the evacuation center at the Diocese Pastoral Center in Tandag, Surigao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of Mapasu and Kalumaran / bulatlat.com) Some...
Slideshow: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in Maguindanao
Slideshow: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in Maguindanao
A Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Maguindanao
Peace Group Says P500-M Hunt for Bravo, Kato Prolonging Agony of Evacuees
Peace Group Says P500-M Hunt for Bravo, Kato Prolonging Agony of Evacuees
The peace coalition Kalinaw Mindanao criticized the Arroyo government for spending P500 million ($10,216,591) in its military operations against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), describing it as “irrational, wasteful of public funds, and prolonging the...
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