Pray for Marawi and help every Maranao family

How can you be of help: Each maranao family needs food support and hygiene kit

Assistance Received

Targeted Amount $50,000

Families Helped

A Humanitarian APPEAL
from Eisenhower Fellows of the Philippines
Background

As the battle in Marawi City continues its 65st day today, the number of casualties also continues to rise.

With the extension of Martial Law (as voted by the majority of the parliament), already there are 109 fatalities, as reported by the government’s Joint Task Force Marawi last Monday, July 24, 2017.

There is still ongoing firefight between the government troops and the IS inspired extremists. Hence, it is still not safe for residents to go back in the city. Retrieval of dead bodies both combatants and non-combatants are not easy to do given the situation. Many damages, especially in terms of properties are reported and monitored. However, assessment cannot take place properly due to the prevailing situation.

It looks like crisis is going stay in the next months, even if government forces says that these lawless elements are supposedly limited to a size of only a square kilometer in the commercial center of Marawi.

One thing has been very clear since day 1 of the crisis: the Maute group and their support group came very prepared with guns, bullets and food. They came very ready for a long and protracted violent encounter as reports from international agencies confirmed large sum of money from IS abroad is funding these local extremists.

The Humanitarian Situation

Below is an official summary of the number of evacuees as reported and released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Office of Civil Defense-National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), last July 16, 2017.

Summary	No. of ECs	Families	People
Evacuation Centre (EC)	87	4,970	26,991
Homebased (outside ECs)		97,788	438,701
Grand Total		102,758	465,692

Province	Number of evacuation centre	Inside evacuation centre		Outside evacuation centre
Province	Number of evacuation centre	No. of families	No. of people	No. of families	No. of people
Lanao del Sur	52	2,197	13,625	42,813	201,635
Lanao del Norte	34	2,768	13,347	43,195	194,510
Misamis Oriental	1	5	19	7,605	22,156
Bukidnon	0	0	0	634	2,873
Other Provinces	0	0	0	3,541	17,527
Grand Total	87	4,970	26,991	97,788	438,701

Main Cities	Number of evacuation centre	Inside evacuation centre		Outside evacuation centre
Main Cities	Number of evacuation centre	No. of families	No. of people	No. of families	No. of people
Cagayan de Oro City	1	5	19	6,494	18,707
Cotobato City	0	0	0	1,017	5,085
Iligan City	5	809	3,916	26,623	117,774
Grand Total	6	814	3,935	34,134	141,566

Summary

In total, EFAP in partnership with Team Energy Foundation, Peace and Equity Foundation, Mr. Derek Chilvers, Mr. Hap Wagner, Balay Mindanaw Group and BYLP Fellows-Lanao Chapter and the Barangay Governments, have reached out to 2,776 home-based evacuees, 1,000 soldiers and 900 children. We have raised a total amount of $39,500 as modest yet meaningful collective intervention in response to the Marawi Crisis.

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Price: $10.00
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You May also send your cash donation directly to our bank account:

Account Name: The Eisenhower Fellows Association of the Philippines, Inc.

Peso Checking Acct #: 123370000916

US$ Savings Acct #: 123360000519
Name of Bank: Philippine National Bank

Bank SWIFT Code: PNBMPHMM
Bank Address: Ortigas Garnet Branch, 104 Taipan Bldg., Garnet St., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Metro Manila

Eisenhower Fellows Association of the Philippines current distribution of relief/assistance goods to families affected by the Marawi seige.

Another round of Donation

Basing on the assessment of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that the crisis will be over by the end of July, we have are targeted then $50,000 worth of donations to generate. We thought this will be a good contribution in helping alleviate the misery of the displaced people of Marawi, majority of them are Maranao.

However, with the present intensity of fighting and as the AFP continues to suffer heavy casualties like what happened last Saturday, it seems like the war will not end very soon. The most conservative estimate is early or late September for this crisis to be over and the whole city will be safe for evacuees to go back.

It is for this reason that we want to appeal again for your generous heart as we attempt to extend another round of food packs and hygiene kits to another three more barangays in Saguiran that has received so little assistance since the war broke out. As member of EFAP, I am appealing to each one who can contribute at least P10,000.00 each. So far, three members have already donated P20,000.00 each. Let this be a truly EFAP Humanitarian Response Program by jointly extending our hands to our moro brothers and sisters through our donations.

Thank you very much. God Bless us All!

In Barangay Momungan, Balo-i, Lanao del Norte, mothers were intentionally assembled in one area.

Updates

May 28

Dear Everyone, I had the chance to talk to our five bylp fellows yesterday in Iligan just before they broke the fast and went to prayers. The meeting was possible … Continue reading “May 28”

May 23

Good Morning Everyone, I was in Marawi City yesterday upon the request of Gov Mujiv to assess the situation on the ground acnd see how can we best help in … Continue reading “May 23”