Zambo City profiles home-based IDPs displaced by 2013 siege

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=824833
• Monday, November 9, 2015

By Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr [(PNA), CTB/TPGJR]

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 9 (PNA) – The city government on Monday started the conduct of series of profiling activities to update the list of home-based internally displaced persons (IDPs) to ensure that all those affected by the 2013 siege will benefit from the Zamboanga City Roadmap to Recovery and Reconstruction (Z3R) plan.

City Social Welfare and Development Officer (CSWDO) Socorro Rojas said the home-based IDPs are families displaced by the 21-day September 2013 siege that are staying with relatives and friends and not in transitory shelters.

Rojas said the schedule and venues for the profiling are as follows: Nov. 9, 10 and 11, barangay halls of Sta. Barbara and Sta. Catalina; Nov. 12, 13 and 14, barangay halls of Mariki and Rio Hondo; and, Nov. 15, 16 and 17, barangay halls of Baliwasan and Tetuan.

Rojas said the conduct of the profiling is spearheaded by her office in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Youth of the Philippines’ Women, Inc. (UNYPHIL-Women).

Rojas said enumerators have been tasked to undertake profiling activities covering home-based IDPs.

She said all IDPs, whether staying in transitory sites or home-based, are entitled to humanitarian support under Philippine or international laws.

She said the support includes access to basic shelter, access to food and basic medical assistance.

She encouraged home-based IDPs to bring their tagging number and Pink Family Access Card or certification issued by her office and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

The last profiling activity was done in December 2014 where over 2,000 home-based IDPs were registered. The list is being cross-matched with the CSWDO records.