โBakwitsโ seek dignity beyond aid 9 years after Marawi siege
COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines โ Nine years after the bloody Marawi siege uprooted tens of thousands of families, many โbakwits,โ or internally displaced persons (IDPs), are no longer merely seeking relief assistanceโthey are demanding the restoration of their dignity and a permanent end to their displacement. โOur relatives are tired and exhausted from hosting us,