Refugees of the Philippines

Displaced Filipinos
Gaya Island features the large settlement of Pondo Village, one example of the legacy of Filipino refugees in Sabah who were fleeing the Moro conflict in their home country.
Total population
~80,000
Regions with significant populations
Malaysia80,000 (UN estimate)
Indonesia544 (2014)

Filipino refugees are persons originating from the country of the Philippines. Following the Moro conflict and subsequent major military operation in the islands of Mindanao during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s. Thousands of Filipinos, mainly of Moro ancestry, have sought refuge in the neighbouring countries of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, with the majority of them mostly heading to the state of Sabah in Malaysia.


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