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Displacement Overview

As of the 31st of October, a total number of 60,133 families (277,232 individuals) are currently displaced in Mindanao. Those displaced can be classified into three main groups, depending on the length of displacement:

Group A: 1,310 families (6,435 individuals) remain displaced out of 5,149 families displaced within the month;

Group B: 1,025 families (6,299 individuals) remain displaced, and have been protractedly displaced for more than 30 days but less than 180 days; and

Group C: 57,798 families (265,687 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: 1,355 families (5,779 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 October 2020, a total number of 5,149 families (19,617 individuals) were displaced in Mindanao due to natural disaster (10,647 individuals), armed conflict (8,970 individuals).