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Appendix C1

Triangulation Approach

Attainment of the Objectives and Goals of Biyaya ng Pagbabago Program:

Government service were responsive. The status in the attainment of Biyaya ng

Pagbabago from LGU is a bit tough because of the continuous clamor of the IDPs, but

the LGU didn’t fail to address the latter’s problems through the help of all partner

agencies from national level, international aid as well as the other participating NGOs.

The suggested improvements to reach the objectives of Biyaya ng Pagbabago

(BNP) is first and foremost is to have a permanent shelter to be provided to the displaced

persons. Recognizing the significance of providing sustainable sources of income for the

Marawi IDPs, the DSWD and other partner agencies has been implementing various

livelihood and relief interventions for the displaced residents of the war-torn city. These

include the provision of Cash-for-Building Livelihood Assets, Employment Assistance

Fund, and Cash-For-Work program for recovery and rehabilitation community works.

“The DSWD is implementing several interventions to assist Marawi IDPs under

the Bangon Marawi Comprehensive Recovery and Rehabilitation Program (BMCRRP),”

explained Sec. Orogo. The assistance provided by the Department to 75,752 affected

families (based on the unduplicated number of affected families) has already reached a

total of P1,769,307,357.20 worth of services and interventions. This included relief and

livelihood aid, Ramadan food packs and cash assistance, cash assistance under the

Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS), Cash-for-Work (CFW), and

Kambalingan sa Marawi City.

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In addition, 672 families who transferred to the Sagonsongan Transitory Site

were provided with a total of P16,746,912 worth of services and interventions which

included family food packs; hygiene, kitchen, family, sleeping kits; and, financial

assistance.

Citizens to be more proactive. The IDPs/beneficiaries are cooperative in any

activities that may help uplift their lives, other support and recommendations that the

LGU may provide is to have a regular conduct of monitoring and evaluation to some

livelihood activities within the temporary shelters provided by sponsors.

Government sector be area focus. The strategies to effect success after Biyaya

ng Pagbabago program is to have the individual survey or profiling of data every after

two years to monitor their living conditions as IDPs. The government continues to

provide several business and livelihood opportunities for internally displaced persons

(IDPs) in the city, and those who intended to continue with their businesses were given

raw materials and were provided with opportunity to showcase their products in the

monthly Kawiyagan program held at Marawi City Hall such as malongs, and other

maranao native delicacies and products.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) awarded 500 livelihood starter kit

certificates to Internally Displaced People (IDPs) during the Marawi Entrepreneurs’

Forum and Job Fair last July 16. The event, held at the Mindanao State University main

campus in Marawi, is the first big forum and job fair in the city since the Marawi siege.

Earlier programs in Marawi were on P3 micro lending and livelihood distribution, while

big fora were done before in Iligan city. The starter kits are worth Php 15,000 and can

be customized to the business of their choice.

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Earlier this year, DTI previously awarded 756 certificates for sewing,

carinderia, sari-sari store, carpentry, electrician, Maranao delicacies, street food starter

kits, Kia bongo delivery trucks, and mobile rice mills.The new batch of starter kits will

now include tricycles and pedicabs to answer the need for transportation in the area.

“Maranaos are naturally inclined to be entrepreneurs,” according to Mindanao State

University President Dr. Habib Macaayong as he expressed their readiness to start new

businesses. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) recently approved the

budget for the starter kits and DTI will now proceed with their procurement. Aside from

DTI awarding starter kits, the event featured a forum on financing by the Small Business

Corporation, Asa Philippines, and Al-Amanah Islamic Bank. Partner organizations

DSWD, USAID, Philippine Disaster Relief Foundation, Coke and TESDA also shared

their livelihood programs.

As a Head/Chief of Biyaya ng Pagbabago program of Area 1 temporary

shelters in Marawi in terms of the general assessment on the attainment of its obejctives

is somewhat highly attained.

There are also current issues and urgent concerns perceived by the implementors on the

living condition of the family beneficiaries encountered in the temporary shelters. There were a

total of 15 respondents (implementors), each of them have identified two or more variables of the

current issues and urgent concerns of the family beneficiaries encountered on their living

conditions in the temporary shelters area 1. All of the respondents agreed on the congestion of

area/space with 31.91% which manifested in the housing infrastructures or temporary shelters

they are inhabiting. 10 or 21.28% is aware on the no proper ventilation considering 1 or 2

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households are living inside their houses including extended families for some; there were 3

issues and concerns with 6 or 12.77% of the respondents confirmed that inadequate water supply,

distance to market needs and inaccessible to public school facilities are among the enumerated

problems they encountered in their temporary shelters. The rest of the problem such as the

absence of parking space with 4 or 8.51% near the shelter were least encountered by the

respondents.

According to Shishima (2018), being in an IDP camp and or being a refugee is

tantamount to being imprisoned with lots of problems and challenges for those affected as one’s

freedom is impinged upon. These could be in form of restriction from movement, constant

checks, suspicion from the host community and the like. Also, there is the problem of hunger,

thirst, health challenges and other physical depravities. The problems and challenges faced by

the IDPs and refugees are thus, better imagined than lived.

As a result of this neglect, IDP camps that are most often congested, makes the spread

of diseases fast and at epidemic proportions. This makes it easy for the spread of diseases like

cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, measles and chicken pox etc. Poor sanitary conditions exacerbate

the situation occasioned by poor health care services. In addition to the above problems, IDPs

and refugees face the problem of want of food and water. Food and water are inadequate because

the IDPs escaped from their homes in a hurry and food stuff is not carried along.