crew on board crashed at patikul in sulu province onjolo island. the defence minister said 53 people had been rescued so far and are being treated in hospital. the incident happened when the plane missed the runway while trying to regain power. pictures from the scene showed flames and smoke pouring from the wreckage strewn among trees. many of those on board recently completed basic training. they were being deployed to the region as part of a joint task force fighting a long war against islamist militants from the abu sayyaf and otherfactions. this incident is not being treated as an attack. i spoke to our asia pacific regional editor michael bristow for the latest. there were a total of 92 people on board. as you mentioned, all of the rest,
UNHCR Philippines CRI Report (February 2021) Issue No. 11
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Upon request of the government, UNHCR will ensure provision of core relief items to displaced families. UNHCR will maintain its role as an advocate to ensure adherence to the protection principles, including non-discrimination in the provision of aid, and provision of support to displaced persons with specific needs, including women, children or families headed by elderly persons. All distributions will be carried out in coordination and partnership with the local government units, and with partner humanitarian NGOs where feasible.
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Core Relief Items (CRI) distribution in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat
UNHCR, in partnership with ACCORD, distributed core relief items such as blankets, sleeping mats, solar lamps and plastic sheets, to 114 displaced families (487 individuals) in Palimbang Municipality, Sultan Kudarat Province. These internally displaced persons (IDPs) were displaced due to an armed conflict betwe
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philippines but also in other parts of the country and they re also notorious for piracy and for kidnappings for ransom also targeting western travelers in that area and they re known to behead their hostages if the ransom they demand for them isn t paid karo could this attack be linked to last week s referendum on muslim autonomy in the southern philippines. it s a bit too early to tell but the authorities are definitely looking into that. the area where this attack happened sulu province in the southern philippines rejected that autonomy law in that referendum last week and if it s in fact a group like the abu sayyaf who is behind this attack they could benefit from sabotaging this autonomy law and sabotaging this peace deal because they draw their strength from the dissatisfaction among the muslim population in that area dissatisfaction that stems from perceived oppression and perceived injustices and
is there s a high probability that it was that group because they believe that it s the only group that has the capability and the means to carry out an attack like that and if that s in fact true then we re dealing with a group that is responsible for many bombings in the past mainly in the southern philippines but also in other parts of the country and they re also notorious for piracy and for kidnappings for ransom also targeting western travelers in that area and they re known to behead their hostages if the ransom they demand for them isn t paid carl could this attack be linked to last week s referendum on muslim autonomy in the southern philippines. it s a bit too early to tell but the authorities are definitely. looking into that. area where this attack happened sulu province in the southern philippines rejected