CALIMA SARIP ABANG Calima and her family’s plight was an ordeal she had to take as a solo parent. She was engaged in small business by selling medicine ‘small pharmacy’ in their home. On May 23, 2017, they left their home at West Marinaut, Marawi City bringing nothing but their clothes on. They managed to leave their home upon hearing that there were armed men (their neighbors called them ISIS) in their barangay. They saw people (neighbors) who were running and leaving their homes. So her family also decided to also leave their home bringing nothing but the clothes they wear. They walked from their place to where the flock of people were heading. They found refuge in Masjid Mosave where they boarded to a small dump truck bound for Cagayan de Oro and decided to take a lift because they were afraid to stay near Marawi and thought that ISIS will also attack the Evacuation Centers. They arrived in Cagayan de Oro at 9:00 in the evening and stayed with their relative at Pinikitan, Camaman-an. However, upon hearing that most of their neighbors from West Marinaut are staying in Saguiaran, on June 8, 2017, the family decided to move to Saguiaran Gymnasium (EC). They are one of the few families who are called new comers to the said EC, hence some of the basic provisions were no longer available for them. As a result, Calima and her daughter was hospitalized due to diarrhea. At some point, they were glad that they stayed there because the evacuation center is just near the Rural Health Center (RHU). Doctors and nurses took care of them while being hospitalized. Some of the women’s needs for personal hygiene were only given once and that was it. Calima shared that if only they have their own money (like when they are in Marawi), they would buy it for themselves but they only have their own clothes and some relief goods in their hands. MILA MANGODA A mother of two (2) children whose husband died in 2000 and since then she was left to take care of her children. She works as a ‘Traffic Enforcer’ in Marawi City. She left Marawi City. She left Marawi City, on May 24, 2017 together with other people and arrived in Bolondo where she lived for few days with her aunt. Later, she decided to transfer to Saguiaran EC on June 24 and lived with her relatives and her partner. She is not listed in said EC because she was a new comer and the EC is already closed. Same with Cosnia, she left her job as traffic enforcer due to fear of the ISIS. She also tried asking for her salary but was denied due to reason that again, they are not working anymore. As a mother, she was worried because they do not have money to buy personal stuff like underwears and the needs of her children. She was worried that right after the interview they will leave together with Cosnia to Iligan City to appeal to the Mayor of Marawi who is staying in Iligan to release their salary and help them find work to support their families. COSNIA B. DISIMBAN A mother of three children whose husband died in 2015. She was left to tend to her family where she works as ‘Traffic Enforcer’ in Marawi City. On May 24, 2017, upon hearing of the attack, she decided to leave her home with her children due to fear of the ISIS. She left her work to be with her family and bring them to safety. She tried asking for their salary but will not be released due to reason that they are not really working as such. 60