Saturday, 25 December 2010 00:00
Some 3,000 displaced families temporarily housed in various shelters in conflict areas in the country’s southern Mindanao island are expected to return to their homes by the end of 2011, a senior government official said on Thursday.
These people remain homeless as a result of armed conflict between government troops and separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels since 2008.
Most of them live in dire conditions in government-run evacuation centers, at relocation sites or with host families..... MORE
Source: Manila Times
URL: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/36228-3000-families-to-stay-longer-in-shelters
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