By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“What will ‘development’ be when people are blinded by the glare of the arrogant lights of profit and the mantra of globalization and millions are pushed into further misery?”
Category: Urban Poor
With demolition threats, no Christmas for urban poor
With demolition threats, no Christmas for urban poor
(Photos by Janess Ann J. Ellao)
Urban poor in Quezon City remain vigilant over demolition threats
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Urban poor residents living along BIR road in Quezon City remain vigilant after a recent demolition threat in their community. “We were informed that a demolition team would arrive in our community (last Nov. 28) to demolish the so-called illegal structures. But what surprised us was the…
Urban poor occupy NHA to put a stop to demolitions
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The struggle against the government urban poor housing program continues. With their homes demolished, urban poor dwellers and their supporters went to “occupy” the National Housing Authorities’s office in Quezon City. “You demolished our homes. We will occupy your office,” one of the placards in front of…
Urban poor residents “occupy” housing agency
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Urban poor groups trooped to the government housing agency to protest the massive demolition of homes in North and East Triangle areas to give way to the Quezon City Central Business District project. In a statement, Alyansa Kontra Demolition, an alliance of urban poor groups, said their…
Urban poor urges United Nations to investigate rights violations
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“Real development must be based on social justice. It cannot be achieved by forcibly evicting and throwing us to the countryside and to remote places without decisively resolving the roots of our poverty and oppression.”
QC Mayor’s war vs poor unleash street protests, tomato bombs
QC residents hold rally before anti-poverty agency.
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2012 budget is anti-poor – progressive solons
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Progressive partylist groups in the House of Representatives voted ‘no’ to the 2012 appropriations bill, saying that the national budget is “anti-poor” and that it reveals “government neglect and the absence of change.” “Mr. Speaker I cannot in my conscience vote in favor of a bill, which…
Fearing eviction, farmers, urban poor unite vs MRT 7 project
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan – Hilaria “Violy” San Jose, 44, brought with her some of their fresh produce—rambutan, balimbing, guyabano, kamoteng kahoy and saba. “If the MRT 7 project pushes through, we could no longer have fresh fruits and vegetables,” Violy told an assembly of farmers, urban poor and…
Bacolod-based green activist builds own green house
By KARL G. OMBION
Green activist Rusty Binas remains true to his commitment to restore ecological balance in the City of Smiles.
Threat of eviction during transport strike forced urban poor protesters out of support rallies
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – For Rosalinda Sauro, 50, you do not have to be a driver to feel the effects of ceaseless oil price hikes. This president of a local chapter at Kapalaran Village, Quezon City, of the Gabriela Women’s Partylist (GWPa), said most people in their community are also complaining of increasing…