with their other needs like their beds (from a governor). She shared that a month after the displacement and with the ECs getting crowded and congested what they immediately need are tents where each family may resettle and where they may enjoy their privacy. She recounted that at the gym, it could get really hot and when it rains, the rainshowers would also get in. If they have their tents, they would feel more secure. She also relayed that they would need 'foam' for their beds and littel electric fans when it gets so hot. As mother, she is also very much concerned with the documentation of her children saying that its Martial Law and without documentation they could easily be arrested and rounded up. Specifically she worries of her 15 year old son who had long hair and who had no documentation. Having left all her properties behind, Hasana laments that she would never be able to earn again within this lifetime the money and the property she lost because of the conflict. She is however thankful that she is safe and that her family is safe. Mahid Morako Mahid Morako is 24 years old and a resident of Marinaot, Marawi City. She is separated from her husband and without a child. Before the conflict in Marawi, Mahid worked as cashier of IRJ,one of the shops in Marawi selling school supplies. She is a Muslim and worked with Muslim employers. The day the conflict started, Mahid recalled that when they initially heard gunshots, they all thought that it was ordinary strafing and that like other firefights within Marawi it will abate in several hours. However, the firefight continued Mahid and other workers, who lived with her employers started to worry. They decided to pack, leave, and evacuate. Upon seeing what they were doing, her employer got angry and told them “anong ginagawa nyo? Bakit kayo nag eempake? Hindi tayo aalis dito.” Mahid elaborated further, saying that her employers refused to leave because they refuse to leave their properties and their shop behind, she added that their neighbors were already evacuating and they are thinking of leaving their employers behind “so nag assume din kami na di kami maka-kaalis, hindi nila alam na yung kapitabahay naming halos sila nag evacuate na lahat, kasi nalaman nila na yung barangay nag nag-eevacuation na. Dahil ayaw umalis ng amo naming, sabi namin, takas nalang tayo, bahala na sila.” Asked how much she was paid as a cashier in IRJ, Mahid answered she’s only paid 2500/month. Eventually, Mahid’s employers were convinced to evacuate and they left on the 24th. On their way out, Mahid recalled seeing Isis men on the streets and the fear they felt inside the vehicle. They were afraid that they would be asked to go dwon and would be asked to recite prayers, she says its good for her and other Muslims as they are able to recite the prayers but she worries for her Christina coworkers. She said “Hindi ko makakalimutan ano yung papalabas na kami, naita naming yung mga ISIS sa gilid, akala naming na papatayin na kami… takot kami kasi maraming Christian na empleyado si ate, buti nalang talaga hindi nila sinita…. Kami alam naming yung dasal, yung mga Kristyano na kasama nain maawa kami baka hindi naming kayanin na makita naming an yung kaibigan naming pinapatay, hindi naming kakayanin. Kaya nanalangin kami kai Allah na gabayan kami sa pagtakas, at yun hindi na kami ipinababa ng mga ISIS, yung ibang sasakyan daw pinababa.” After leaving Marawi, Mahid and her co-workers initially stayed in her employers’ relatives, and when the place became crowded, she decided to head for the Buru-un EC. She heard that her relatives –her father and her cousins were already in Buruun. She was only able to obtain a cash advance of PhP500 from her employer as they had little cash with them. Mahid regretted not bringing anything with her, she said had she known that the conflict would last this long, she should have brought clothes with her and she should have grabbed her piggy bank. 50