Zamboanga City Mayor Ma. Isabelle “Beng” Climaco presented CFSI with a special “Plaque of Appreciation” on March 18 in recognition of the organisation’s ongoing response to the crisis in Zamboanga.
More than 60,000 people remain displaced in Zamboanga following conflict between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in September. CFSI has had a continuous presence in Zamboanga City since 17 September, working with a range of partners to provide much-needed humanitarian interventions, including the DSWD, UNICEF and Western Mindanao State University’s College of Social Work and Community Development.