Demolition of Shanties Are Also Happening in Baguio City
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Video: After Ondoy: The Road to Recovery
Video: After Ondoy: The Road to Recovery
After Ondoy: The Road to Recovery
Davao’s Urban Poor Leads Campaign to Stop Power Rate Hike
Davao’s Urban Poor Leads Campaign to Stop Power Rate Hike
The urban poor in the city have another reason to protest in the streets these days. They rage not just because their houses are being demolished, but, this time, because they could not just take the rapidly increasing costs of surviving anymore, especially with the announced spike in electricity rates.
A Year After Ondoy, the Poor in Vulnerable Communities Still Struggling to Survive
A Year After Ondoy, the Poor in Vulnerable Communities Still Struggling to Survive
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
When the hype about relief and relocation efforts for victims of Ondoy, especially the poor in vulnerable communities, had died down, the urban poor were left to rebuild their houses and their lives, without any outside assistance. A year after, they are in a worse state than before Ondoy hit the country.
Sidebar: Memories of Ondoy, Government Neglect Push Residents to Prepare Themselves
Photo Essay: North Triangle Residents Resist Demolition
Photo Essay: North Triangle Residents Resist Demolition
Urban Poor Resist Demolition
Street Shooter: The First Christmas Redux
Street Shooter: The First Christmas Redux
The First Christmas Redux
More Than 6,000 Urban Poor Families Defy Order to Resettle in ‘Mental-ban’
More Than 6,000 Urban Poor Families Defy Order to Resettle in ‘Mental-ban’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The relocation site is right in the middle of the Marikina fault line. There are no livelihood opportunities available and the houses are made of light materials.
Update: Quezon City North Triangle Residents Hold Vigil, Prepare for Demolition Tomorrow
News in Pictures: Quezon City North Triangle Residents Hold Vigil, Prepare for Demolition Tomorrow
News in Pictures: Quezon City North Triangle Residents Hold Vigil, Prepare for Demolition Tomorrow
Residents of Quezon City North Triangle held a vigil on Wednesday, in preparation for the possible demolition of their homes tomorrow.
Violent Sidewalk Clearing Operations Leave Pregnant Vendor Dead
Violent Sidewalk Clearing Operations Leave Pregnant Vendor Dead
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"We are condemning the violent dispersal by authorities here and elsewhere," Bea Arellano of Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap said, "While there are still no decent jobs available for the Filipino people, the government should allow vendors to sell, even on sidewalks, to earn a living."
In First Sona, Aquino Promises Windfall for Business, ‘Not Much’ for Poor Filipinos
In First Sona, Aquino Promises Windfall for Business, ‘Not Much’ for Poor Filipinos
By BULATLAT STAFF
No mention of land reform, no promise of any wage hike, no hint that the budget for education and basic social services will be increased, no reference to the reality that debt servicing eats into the national budget more than the corruption at the MWSS or Napocor or NFA, and no acknowledgment of the fact that the cease-fire precondition for the resumption of the peace talks with the Communists is the same precondition that bogged down previous negotiations.
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