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In Maguindanao, internally displaced women are empowered through agri-entrepreneurship
Hasana Sampayan and other project participants listen to their barangay captain during a community assembly. —PHOTOS COURTESY OF HASANA SAMPAYAN
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May 6, 2024May 6, 2024Diversity

In Maguindanao, internally displaced women are empowered through agri-entrepreneurship

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“I remember during Ramadan last year, at iftar—just as we were about to break our fast—suddenly we heard an explosion. We dropped and ran, carrying our food with us,” Salha Salik, who now lives in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, recalled in Tagalog during a phone interview. “It’s unpredictable here,” said Salik, 35. “Ever since I was...

There’s no way home for some residents of 4 Marawi villages
Bantog Panomblayan, a displaced resident of Barangay Datu Naga in Marawi City’s ground zero, stands on what remains of his house near the banks of Lake Lanao. —PHOTO BY DADA GRIFON
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October 19, 2023October 19, 2023Local News

There’s no way home for some residents of 4 Marawi villages

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MARAWI CITY, Philippines—Bantog Panomblayan firmly stomps on broken red tiles abandoned on the ground. “Eto na ngayon ang bahay ko,” he says. “Na-mimiss ko nga ‘to. Nu’ng nakita ko, parang sumama loob ko.” (This is my house now. When I saw these tiles, I felt angry. I miss my home.) The house is gone. Only...