Bacoor residents face threat of eviction despite pandemic
"We know that we, residents of Sitio Silangan ... have a right to the lands that we cultivated.”
Bacoor residents face threat of eviction despite pandemic
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Gov’t urged to halt demolition of urban poor communities amid pandemic
Gov’t urged to halt demolition of urban poor communities amid pandemic
At a time when Filipino families are being told to stay at home, urban poor families in Intramuros said they have not received any relocation program at all. Residents also lamented that the Manila police has been assisting the private company in carrying out the demolition.
Carlito Badion’s infectious courage
Carlito Badion’s infectious courage
Carlito Badion, known for his indubitable courage, was an effective urban poor leader because he knew poverty like the palm of his hand.
Urban poor in Quezon City left out from gov’t aid since March
Urban poor in Quezon City left out from gov’t aid since March
With the Philippine government set to provide the next wave of aid for pandemic-hit Filipinos, residents of urban poor community Payatas in Quezon City said they received none since March.
Mang Dodong and other faces of injustice during lockdown
Mang Dodong and other faces of injustice during lockdown
“They are not disobedient, they are just striving to survive.”
2 of 6 detained jeepney drivers, COVID-19 positive
2 of 6 detained jeepney drivers, COVID-19 positive
The situation in jail, according to transport group Piston, "gave the jeepney drivers higher risks of contracting the coronavirus disease."
Urban poor leader killed in Ormoc
Urban poor leader killed in Ormoc
"Badion championed the cause of the homeless and the informally settled. He was instrumental in Kadamay's housing occupation campaigns and community barricades against demolition."
Responding to Escolta’s street vendors: How do we provide relief and security to the economically vulnerable?
Responding to Escolta’s street vendors: How do we provide relief and security to the economically vulnerable?
Most of us may be afraid and cautious of this invisible virus possibly lurking in our vicinity. But for the economically vulnerable, it is the untrustworthy authorities that they are most afraid of during this quarantine. With Duterte’s order to shoot anyone who does not obey, the police were given even more power to assert their authority over the vendors and homeless.
Informal workers find ways to earn, but still struggle because of lockdown
Informal workers find ways to earn, but still struggle because of lockdown
“Government is contented with the limited food aid that they have given us, without even thinking that it would only last for a day or two, what would happen after that? And then there are the other needs of our family like medicine, where would we get that?”
‘Compassion and respect for human dignity should go with relief packs’
‘Compassion and respect for human dignity should go with relief packs’
Even during a calamity or health emergency, Bishop Reuel Marigza, general secretary of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, said that compassion and human dignity should be at the heart of government officials carrying out relief operations.
Cops attempt to foil urban poor efforts to feed hungry amid COVID-19
Cops attempt to foil urban poor efforts to feed hungry amid COVID-19
"They threatened to stop our community kitchen if we will continue with the protests and placards. Will these police officers feed us?"
Family of Kiko Pangilinan, actress Jodi Sta. Maria offer to pay for bail of ‘San Roque 21’
Family of Kiko Pangilinan, actress Jodi Sta. Maria offer to pay for bail of ‘San Roque 21’
"i’m really sorry i don’t normally put that stuff out here but nanginginig ako sa galit and they need to be set free and the faster we can get this done the better."
Arrests in QC reveal lack of gov’t support to lockdown-affected residents
Arrests in QC reveal lack of gov’t support to lockdown-affected residents
"The people are getting hungry. The answer to their fervent wish is simple. And yet they were violently dispersed and arrested all because this gathering is prohibited?"
Women’s group provides warm meals for Marikina’s poor residents
Women’s group provides warm meals for Marikina’s poor residents
Most of the breadwinners in their village earn a living either as construction workers or market vendors.
500 families left homeless in aftermath of Cavite blaze
500 families left homeless in aftermath of Cavite blaze
Wawa 1 is one of the “Direct Impact Areas” affected by Bacoor’s “Green and Blue Network” reclamation program, which will cover a 320-hectare space aimed at “attract[ing] economic development” in the city. Specifically, Wawa 1 is the proposed site of a “river walk” which will threaten to displace the residents in the area.
Quezon City parish initiates measures to support pedicab drivers during quarantine
Quezon City parish initiates measures to support pedicab drivers during quarantine
“They are making us miserable. We have been deprived of food and now we are the bad ones. We are not criminals, we just want to earn a living so that we could feed our families.”
#COVID19Quarantine | Urban poor group reminds gov’t 4.5M Filipinos don’t have a home
#COVID19Quarantine | Urban poor group reminds gov’t 4.5M Filipinos don’t have a home
Amid the calls to “stay at home” and “work at home,” an urban poor group said thousands of Filipinos do not have roofs over their heads in the first place.
The multiple burdens of being a Moro woman sidewalk vendor
The multiple burdens of being a Moro woman sidewalk vendor
“The fear of getting caught and arrested during clearing operations has always been there. I have always felt the discrimination, not just because I am a Muslim woman, but because I am poor and without a decent job.”
Valiant captain of the ship
Valiant captain of the ship
Most of the victims who fell prey to the bloodied claws of tokhang are economic providers in their respective families. Evidently, the result of this senseless war on drugs has exacerbated the already precarious state of poor families in this barangay.
Rizal-based urban poor activist arrested
Rizal-based urban poor activist arrested
“Urban poor advocates are not spared in this widespread crackdown against progressive organizations. We have to be even more vigilant.”
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