Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, May 2016
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) resumed its surgical military operation against the Maute Group in Butig Municipality, Lanao del Sur Province. The renewed conflict has resulted in approximately 575 families (estimated 3,443 individuals) to flee their homes. More than 2,000 Indigenous Peoples (IPs) continue to be displaced in Eastern Mindanao as their options for durable solutions remain limited, 455 families (approximately 1,900 persons) originating from Municipalities of Lianga, San Agustin, Marihatag, Tago and San Miguel remain displaced since September 2015 in the Provincial Sports Center in Tandag, Surigao del Sur. Meanwhile in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Haran Compound in Davao City, most of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) displaced in the first quarter of 2015 have returned to their places of origin in Talaingod and Kapalong Municipalities in Davao del Norte. UNHCR in Mindanao is closely monitoring these movements in coordination with members of the Protection Cluster.
