Assembling clothespins is among the many jobs women do in the occupied houses in Pandi, Bulacan. The mothers mentioned other low-income jobs like garlic peeling, rug making and notebook sewing.
"They will judge us. They'll say, 'there goes the Kadamay again! Always rallying!' We can't do anything; we need to fight."
The group also calls for the scrapping of the Senate Bill 1578, an Act Creating the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) led thousands...
“There will be no dissent if only the government were truthful in serving the people.”
The global ‘Occupy’ movement emerged in the aftermath of the financial and housing crisis that destroyed jobs and displaced millions. It denounced the inequities of the present, the irrational decision to boost neoliberal policies, and the callous attitude towards...
“Because of extreme poverty, the government should create and provide regular jobs to enable the poor majority to live decent lives.”
“We hope President Rodrigo Duterte would listen to us.”
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