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Sisters Saria Namawog (left) and Cartiquia Cartin (right) of Barangay Elian, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, have lived a life of never-ending evacuations. “We’re too old to evacuate,” they said. The sisters sought refuge in a neighboring school where some of their children and grandchildren are also temporarily sheltered. The military’s “all-out offensive” against the BIFF, now entering its fourth week, has displaced 125,000 residents from 14 towns in Maguindanao. MindaNews photo by Carolyn O. Arguillas
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