Monday, September 08, 2008 (Philippines)

The figure of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Mindanao has reached 500,000, according to the NDCC. In this photo taken last month, a group of residents of Lanao del Norte flee the fighting in Kolambuhan town. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Bobby Timonera) AID workers have finally arrived Saturday in the town of Tangkal, Lanao del Norte, which remained isolated a month after hostilities between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the military erupted. But the workers were appalled by the living conditions of more than 18,000 residents and evacuees who have resorted to eating root crops to survive one month of isolation. What's your take on the Mindanao crisis? Discuss views with other readers [full story]