July 4 Consolidated Issues, Concerns and Recommendations from CSOs on
Marawi Crisis Response
Issues/ Concerns
Less humanitarian assistance for home-based
evacuees
-there is politics in the issuance of DAFAC esp in
Lanao del Sur;
-duplication of names in the registration;
-registration of IDPs ended on June 22 at
Kolambugan;
-consideration of special needs for women &
children evacuees;
-There are evacuees who are not issued with
DAFAC;
- So much hunger experienced by the underserved
home-based IDPs esp in Lanao del Sur and Norte
-Lockdown policy in Marawi city affected
surrounding towns and resulted to their decision
to evacuate from their areas to have access to
market and humanitarian assistance
-Tension between host communities and evacuees
is observed due to due to lack of access to
Recommendations/Possible response
Release of the P1k cash assistance soonest to all IDPs; release the remaining P4K ASAP as
well
Conduct quick education of rights of IDPs. CSOs will help.
CSOs to help facilitate and coordinate with MSWD and barangay officials to enlist evacuees
and the issuance of DAFAC cards.
Communicate to institutions helping IDP centers on the provision of bathing areas, comfort
rooms for women, hygiene kits, and latrines. Provide data where these centers are located.
Fast tract the release of cash assistance, relief goods and other humanitarian assistance to
under-served IDP centers.
Map out evacuees in other regions of the country and ask DSWD to help them. Help facilitate
in the validation of their status as evacuees.
Ask DSWD to bridge demands from indigents IDPs to release 4Ps cash assistance covering 20
months (Lanao Sur/Marawi case).
Provide humanitarian assistance to affected communities/municipalities in Lanao del Sur as
well, the host communities apart from the IDPs to ease the tension and not encourage them
further to evacuate to Iligan as well
Facilitate interventions that would ease the tension between the host and the IDPs; facilitate
dialogues to address discrimination issues
Issues/ Concerns Recommendations/Possible response

humanitarian supports and discriminatory

treatment of Maranao evacuees.

Create spaces for dialogues among leaders and FGD with religious sector, aleems, traditional leaders;
representatives of IDPs and
monitor the IDPs sex segregation;

conduct of after needs assessments in evacuation centers at Palao, Iligan city, Provincial
Capitol, Marawi city

Conduct of house searches without warrants & Coordinate and collaborate with law groups (IBP, saligan, CHR etc.) to document and help in
looting of civilian properties within houses located the case building on human rights violations and abuses.
within declared military controlled/cleared areas
(70% of Marawi area)

There is a demand from Marawi IDPs to return in Formally communicate this plan of return to all interagencies and to AFP.
Marawi city, specifically in areas considered by the
Those families whose houses are not damaged can return home and help temporarily adopt
AFP as cleared/controlled to decongest
family and kins.
evacuation center and hasten normalcy of lives.

Saguiaran IDPs staying in Madrasah and schools Refer this to Education cluster for action.
were advised to transfer. Schools will be utilized
for classes.

Post Trauma Stress Disorder 25 cases of nervous
breakdown are already documented; believed that
there are more who need psychiatric treatment
and psychological first aid
Tap academe: MSU and MSU-IIT psychology departments; IPDM and its extension program
for psychosocial treatment;
Communicate to DOH and health institutions about the needs for psychiatrists to help
medicate evacuees with signs of PTSD;
Issues/ Concerns Recommendations/Possible response

NGOs with capacities to conduct of psychosocial activities in evacuation sites are encouraged
to facilitate activities that can help improve the mental health of evacuees.

Children lost in war Plug in radio and social media to facilitate family reconnection

Lack of hospital beds to accommodate patients- Call for more health assistance
evacuees. For instance, in Borja Hospital or in city,
Additional budget for OPD, IDPs, enrollment in Philhealth.
there are 3 or 4 IDP patients in one bed . The extra
cost of medications are not covered under health Appeal to DOH, medical and pharmaceutical institutions or foundations, and other
care benefit or for humanitarian causes. Out healthcare practitioners to help provide medicines and deploy human resources for bakwit
patients IDPs have to endure paying the OPD cost healthcare.
for medicines and and laboratory
Refer to health cluster
Preventable diseases (diarrhea) caused mortality;
less health workers and doctors assisting the home
based IDPs

Problem with the end service provider

Car Pass Permits for those involved in Request from DSWD/OCD/AFP and local authorities to increase the days of validity of Car
humanitarian actions Pass permits for humanitarian institution to increase efficiency in humanitarian response;

Marawi city Rehabilitation and reconstruction plan There should be IDP leaders and CSO representations in all planning processes and in the
as well as for early Recovery Task Force for Marawi Rehabilitation and Reconstruction. Involve traditional leaders and
imams in the structure.

There is a demand for a more participatory, inclusive, and consultative process in the
rehabilitation and reconstruction plan for Marawi city to integrate the voices and decisions
of the internally displaced communities, particularly, those who are rendered homeless
Issues/ Concerns Recommendations/Possible response

because their properties are either totally or partially damaged. The major affected area in
Marawi directly affected 14 Maranao clans and its suggested to create a space for dialogues
with stakeholders to consider their needs, opinions, and concerns on the suggested
relocation sites.

Land issues should be decided with the bakwits.

Results of the consultative process will be communicated to international, national, and local
stakeholders or those who are supporting the rehabilitation and reconstruction processes.

Exhausted MSWD workers (as shared) and Conduct care for the carers activities.
humanitarian sector

Strengthening complementation efforts among Create communication FB/messegener/chat group for CSOs
CSOs and with the government cluster system
Establish CSO Hub

Conduct of Humanitarian training (UNHCR)

Conduct Survivor-Led Response orientation for those interested.

Care for the Carers

Write CSO Manifesto addressing major issues raised

Cluster teams of CSOs to meet as well as the cluster leads. CSOs to participate in the cluster
meetings

Logistics There is a need for 30 volunteers who can be readily deployed to Lanao del Sur and Marawi
area for relief distribution. Send data and information to :

Almani Abubacar
 Issues/ Concerns
Dialogue with Usec Hope Hervilla
Issues/ Concerns
DSWD ensures equitable distribution of relief
assistance regardless of gender, political affiliation,
and association of IDPs.
Relief assistance : have to spread and address
home-based IDP needs; should not only cover the
3000 IDP families in the ECs; LdS IDPs are left out.
Government is obliged to serve all but consider
limitation.
Coordinate and considers the security of
humanitarian workers.
Moro struggle is a historical problems need to
address the root causes we have different
perspectives; Government should be for the
Recommendations/Possible response
0921-359-4393
lanaoyouthcouncil@gmail.com
Please cite field of specialization.
Possible response/Recom
Shift focus to LdS evacuees thru coordinated humanitarian mission though Iligan and LdS
IDPs will not also be left behind
DSWD to talk with ARMM to map out the IDPs in LdS as well as the operating humanitarian
organizations. Coordination between DSWD Region X and ARMM to be undertaken to help
improve humanitarian response in Lanao Sur areas.
prioritize safe areas with military pass; DSWD to prioritize unreached by NGOs/INGOs in LdS
Empower the IDPs, educate them for them to be able to assert their rights
One stop shop should not only stay in one area but should go around to reach more IDPs
Green flag in every house with IDPs to help identify what houses have IDPs but this was still
reconsidered as a suggestion because everyone might put flags outside their homes even if
there are no IDPs.
Role of DSWD is to ensure that resources intended for the people will reach the people
Government should be reminded that it is organized to serve the people
 people; we strive for society to be free of Need long process of change; participation of all stakeholders
discrimination and violence
Organize the IDPs; CSOs can help so their rights are protected

July 5 deadline will deprive IDPs and consider July 5 is a cut-off for the first master list only; IDP listing will continue while the war is not
that the war is not yet over over

Culture sensitivity and participation of local Imams and Traditional leaders apart from the CSOs can assist the DSWD and the LGU in the
stakeholders listing, profiling and validation of IDPs to hasten the issuance of DAFAC

- Maranaos are clanish and homogeneous Imams and traditional leaders can also help address the politicization of DAFAC issuance
- Role of Imams and traditional leaders
Make the Task Force for Early Recovery and Rehabilitation in Marawi inclusive by integrating
- Maratabat of Maranaos delayed the
the traditional leaders, religious leaders and civil society in the structure.
enlistment of some

Burial of the Deads Muslims have sinned with Religious leaders be allowed to claim the dead with the facilitation of the CSOs
their deads not properly buried; but there is also
fear to claim the deads especially those classified
and subjected to further forensic.

Coordination meeting Co-facilitated by:

Regina Nanette Salvador-Antequisa, NAPC-VDC/ECOWEB; Sultan Hamidullah Atar, RIDO, Inc.; Samira Gutoc, RRT