Abstract: This study investigated the lived experiences of Marawi evacuees who left Marawi due to the conflict. Interpretive phenomenology, specifically Hans-George Gadamer’s hermeneutic circle was utilized. Eight informants were selected and interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Applying van Manen’s four lived worlds, five themes emerged, namely: (1) “Shattered Reality” with the subthemes: (a) This Can’t Be Happening and (b) A Light Amidst the Smoke of Dread, (2) “The Missing Pieces” with the subthemes: (a) Barren Hands Reap Futile Harvests, (b) Sifting Through the War-Torn Rubble and (c) There’s No Place Like Home, (3) “Facets of Displacement”, with the subthemes: (a) The Comfort of Compassion, and (b) The Sting of Stereotypes, (4) “Piecing Together a New Beginning” with the subthemes: (a) Tempered Resolve and (b) Sowing the Seeds of Tomorrow, and lastly, (5) Shatterproof Faith. Findings revealed that even in the face of adversity, the resolve to bounce back, tempered by their faith and support from others, enabled the informants to find meaning beyond the fragments left behind by the crisis and work towards a better future.
Keywords: Marawi crisis, internally displaced persons, evacuees, armed conflict, disaster, phenomenology, Gadamer, hermeneutics, van Manen.
Title: Beyond the fragments: The lived experiences of armed conflict evacuees
Author: Sean Louise G. Laput, Faith Jane G. Salinas, Bianca Marie B. Soco, Crisha June A. Valer, Johnny J. Yao Jr.
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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