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The following document is a compilation of site profiles produced following the assessment of main needs and vulnerabilities after Typhoon Mangkhut (locally know as Typhoon Ompong) hit the Philippines. 

In response to the displacements caused by the Typhoon Mangkhut (local name: Ompong) that hit the northern Philippines on 15 September 2018, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) deployed its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in Regions I, II, III and the Cordillera Admini

The following document is a compilation of site profiles produced following the assessment of main needs and vulnerabilities in Region III after Typhoon Mangkhut (locally know as Typhoon Ompong) hit the Philippines. 

In Cagayan province (Region II - Cagayan Valley), all 19 sites assessed by IOM were closed.

The Displacement Tracking Matrix in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur was reactivated one year after the armed conflict erupted in Marawi City between the Philippine government and extremist groups. This armed struggle displaced 353,921 persons from Marawi City and neighboring