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Post- Sendong Assessment Survey on the Status of Internally Displaced Persons in Six Resettlement Sites of Iligan City Jose Dennis O. Mancia Esmeralda R. Padagas Helen S. Tejero

ABSTRACT
Arising from the enormous problems brought about by typhoon Sendong that visited Iligan City on December 16-17, 2011, this research venture initiated by Iligan Medical Center College in collaboration with the Lig-ong Hiniusang Kusog sa Kabus ( LIHUK) is post Sendong assessment survey on the status of internally-displaced persons in six resettlement sites of Iligan City. The sites are: 1) the Red Cross Village of Barangay Digkilaan, 2) Bayanihan Village of Barangay Sta. Elena, 3) The Deus Caritas Village of Luinab, 5) GMA Kapuso Village of Mandulog and 6) The Deus Caritas Village of Dalipuga. The survey delved into the following: Part 1. Determined the demographic background of the research participants as to age, sex, marital status, and educational attainment, nutrition status, type of food usually eaten, dwelling place before Sendong, properties owned before and after Sendong, members of family missing or dead, and other relevant incidents experienced after Sendong such as status of minority group, paid work before sending and current self-assessment areas. This includes the types of materials used in housing units, types of contribution in housing construction, availability of water supply. Electricity, garbage disposal system, land classification, and capability of housing site and other problems encountered inside the relocation site. Part 3 determined the socio-demographic status of the internally-displaced persons. This included the agencies/ groups that extended support, types of projects given, nature of financial assistance, sufficiency of support received, problems encountered regarding distance of relocation sites to workplace, sources of income at present, and vulnerability to risks and hazards. A triangulation of both qualitative and quantitative methods such as survey questionnaire, key informant interviews, participant observation and focus group discussions were employed to elicit data.

RATIONALE
This descriptive study on the Post-Sendong assessment on the status of internallydisplaced persons (IDPs) in six relocations sites in Iligan City is designed to provide data and information needed by development stakeholders in designing appropriate plans and interventions in addressing priority needs of internally displaced persons ( IDPs) in six relocation sites in Iligan City. It identified, determined and showcased how the physical needs (land, shelter, water, waste disposal system, energy and infrastructure); socio-economic needs (livelihood, mobility, accessibility, source of income, health and security); and environmental needs (disaster risk management and environmental programs) of IDPs were being responded to by stakeholders with the internally displaced persons as beneficiaries of different projects. This study proposed recommendations that may provide relevant insights on how to address the needs of IDPs, and what action plans are to be adopted and implemented in said relocation sites. The results of this study can be used as objectives tools for analysis and decision-making among stakeholders in future development programs to be implemented to fill in the gaps. Formulation ad preparation of survey tools, administration of survey instruments and other requirements of this study were done by research personnel of the Iligan Medical Center College and Lig-ong Hiniusang Kusog sa kabus (LIHUK) United Strength of the Poor), in collaboration with the Partnership for Philippine Support Service Agency, Inc. (PHILSSA).