The local government of Datu Saudi Ampatuan has started
distributing relief goods and food packs to some 1,200 families displaced by
armed hostilities involving Moro rebels and government forces.
Mayor Samsudin Dimaukom of Datu Saudi Ampatuan told
reporters that the clash which erupted last July 27 has displaced civilians.
"Now that a cessation of hostilities has been imposed
and implemented by both sides, the local government quickly started humanitarian
assistance program," Dimaukom said.
A civilian was hit by stray bullet during the early morning
skirmishes involving government troops and Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
A ceasefire is existing between Army and MILF in Datu Saudi
Ampatuan but a misunderstanding and mis-encounter occurred when soldiers,
pursuing outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) clashed with MILF
instead.
The humanitarian arm of the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) and the Maguidanao relief teams have started attending to the
needs of the displaced families now temporarily housed in at least 15 public
schools.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=909200
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