The past two months were devastating for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), with hundreds of thousands displaced by heavy rains and thunderstorms. Low-lying areas and those near rivers and tributaries were flooded.
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The Conflict Alert Triennial Report delves into the factors contributing to the ongoing challenge of achieving a sustainable peace in the Bangsamoro. It explores the complex dynamics that have led to the resurgence of violence, despite the decline in violence after the Marawi siege in 2017, the implementation of martial law, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report unpacks the geographical context of areas where violence is rising and the evolving causes contributing to this violence.
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The displacement of thousands due to clan feuding, extremist violence, and random shooting incidents characterized the month of May 2024 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
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Scorching heat and a surge in violence since the start of the year has triggered an unprecedented rise in deaths and displacement in the Bangsamoro region as it heads towards regional elections in 2025.
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A quiet and peaceful exercise in democracy during the plebiscite for local statehood in the Bangsamoro’s special geographic areas (SGA) stood in sharp contrast with the bloody and violent elections of 2023.
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Extremist violence and violent clan feuds would join election-related conflict as bombings, firefights, and targeted killings and ambushes escalate.
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Conflict data shows that the 2023 Barangay and SK elections turned out to be the bloodiest election in the Bangsamoro region in the past decade, with incidents of violence spread out across the mainland.
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Conflict’s long game in the Bangsamoro offers an incisive analysis of the peace and conflict terrain of the Bangsamoro region captured by a granular database of violent conflict incidents from 2010 to 2020.
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Mounting violence from horizontal conflict as the country heads towards village-level polls in October 2023 has placed local government and national security officials on edge.
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Informal and unregulated economic activities remain an important feature of Mindanao's economy and are explored in this book that won the 36th National Book Awards for Social Science. This study, which represents the first attempt to incorporate the informal economy into the broader analysis of the region, argues that one cannot comprehend Mindanao's political and economic challenges, let alone address them, unless these shadow economies are scrutinized further.
Informal and unregulated economic activities remain an important feature of Mindanao's economy and are explored in this book that won the 36th National Book Awards for Social Science. This study, which represents the first attempt to incorporate the informal economy into the broader analysis of the region, argues that one cannot comprehend Mindanao's political and economic challenges, let alone address them, unless these shadow economies are scrutinized further.
Author: Francisco J. Lara Jr. & Steven Schoofs
Publisher: Ateneo De Manila University Press
Language: English
Print Length: 367 pages
