The artworks remind us that the poor of San Roque are human beings deserving of dignity.
Reclaiming San Roque through visual art
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Hi-rise vs. Have-nots
By DEE AYROSO
Urban poor resident suffers miscarriage due to demolition threats
“They thrive on generating fear within the community only to make way for their multi-billion endeavor. It shows how those in power, public and private sector, put a premium on profits while neglecting the fact that the residents have a legitimate basis for staying and then punishing them for it. Even if it costs the life of someone as innocent as an unborn child.”
For casinos, urban poor community faces more threats
The occupants decried the government’s prioritization of commercial and business ventures instead of housing projects for the poor despite ongoing negotiations between the agencies and the community.
Sitio San Roque residents vow to resist demolition, push for on-site development
“Pushing through with the demolition will only add to the number of homeless.”
North Triangle residents storm Aquino’s residence in Times
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com TIMES ST. Quezon City — Carolina Batarina’s husband left her to fend for their five children a few years ago. Since then, she has been raising their children on her own, trying to make ends meet with the meager income she earns from renting a few rooms in her…
Residents of San Roque remain vigilant amid threat of demolition
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Residents of Sitio San Roque in Quezon City remain vigilant even after Mayor Herbert Bautista have extended the deadline for the demolition of their homes. “It is hard to be poor because we are always neglected by our government,” Pilar Angeles, 82, more commonly known as Nanay…