aboard an armoured vehicle. The said military men rescued him and brought him to the Provincial Capitol of Lanao del Sur where he stayed for ten (10) days. After which, he was brought to the Evacuation Center in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur where he is staying until now. He is under the care of his foster parents. Jamal Ibrahim was in the state of stress and trauma when he was interviewed because he has not yet seen his family since the start of the siege in Marawi City. He was not able to mention the names of his parents, and the interviewer did not try to ask again as he was already crying by the end of the interview. The local social worker instead provided us with the names of identified relatives of Jamal in Brgy. Renaber, Tugaya LDS. The case of Jamal was referred by the CHR IDP Monitoring group to the Management of the Dead and Mission Unit of the National Emergency and Operations Center – Mindanao. Support from the Local Government In Balo-I it was evident that the strong support extended by the Local Government Unit, specifically the Chairman of the Barangay, alleviates the daily hardship that is being faced by the IDPs in the evacuation center. Children and youth who were interviewed have nothing but good words for their Barangay Leader, “Proud kami sa Chairman (Sir Hadji Jamil Putongan) dito, ang bait-bait talaga. Halimbawa, pag may dumating na relief supply, pag may nagkasakit dito sariling pera niya ang ginagamit. Kaya nga ung ibang bakwit sa Balo-i gusto mag-transfer kasi maganda talaga ung Chairman dito. Always supportive sa mga evacuees. Messages from the Children of Marawi “Sana po makauwi kami at sana mawala na yong bakbakan sa Marawi tolongan ninyo po kaming lahat.” - Saheda, 10 years old “Gusto ko na pong umuwi sa Marawi kasi misnames (miss na miss) ko na po ang bahay namin. At gusto ko na pong mag-aral kaso wala akong damit at gamit para sa paaralan. Sana makahuwi na kami ng madali kasi ung mga bata dito sa saguiran ay masasama. At sana bigyan kami ng damit pang paaralan at gamit at sana hindi nasira ang bahay naming at sana makauwi kaming lahat. Thank you to all. Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat.” - Camarodin P. Riya, 14 yrs old “Sana po itigil na itong kaguluhan sa Marawi para makapag-aral po kami. Dito po lahat po wala kaming mga gamit para sa pag-aaral saka po hindi din po kami nakakatulog dahil sa mga tao na maiingay. At hindi na din kami nakakain ng mga gulay,isda at iba pa puro sardinas at maggi nalang. Sana po may ilaw po dito sa amin sa gemnasyon (gymnasium). Sana po magkaron kami ng school supplies at konting pera para po makabili man lang ng gulay at isda at kung ano man na wala kami. Sana din po malagyan ang ilaw ang tinutuloyan naming.” - Kyle, 17 years old “Gusto ko pong mga-aral kaso tinotokso ako ng mga kasama namin dito sa Saguiran kasi daw madumi ako at walang masuot. Gusto ko ng umuwi sa Marawi kasi nandoon ang mga damit ko sa paaralan. Miss na miss ko ang bahay naming kasi may computer kami doon ginagamit ko pag may assignment ako. Ngayon wala na po akong mahawakan na computer. Mahal na mahal ko po ang bahay namin sa Marawi. Sana hindi nasira at hindi nawala ang laman ng bahay naming. Thank you to all. Maraming marami salamat sa inyo lahat ng tumulong sa amin.” 73