Urban poor group urges Aquino to pursue talks with NDFP, address roots of poverty
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Urban poor group urges Aquino to pursue talks with NDFP, address roots of poverty
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Aranetas’ land claim turned residents’ hopes and dreams into nightmare
Aranetas’ land claim turned residents’ hopes and dreams into nightmare
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Literally, Pangarap Village is the fulfillment of the dreams of the residents. The land was awarded to them in 1973 by then president Ferdinand E. Marcos. But the Aranetas came back to once more stake its claim to the land, emboldened by a Supreme Court order in 1988 and the ascension to power of one of their own Mar Roxas.
SECOND PART: Aquinos and Aranetas conspiring vs ‘land to the landless’ and the urban poor
Video: San Juan residents defend their homes, foil another demolition attempt
Video: San Juan residents defend their homes, foil another demolition attempt
Video: San Juan residents defend their homes, foil another demolition attempt
News in Pictures: Demolition Estrada
News in Pictures: Demolition Estrada
A snake effigy of the Estradas -- Ex-President Joseph Estrada, Congressman JV Ejercito and Mayor Guia Gomez -- was burned by residents of Brgy. Corazon De Jesus in San Juan City, as a sign of their anger at the Estrada family for ordering the demolition. (Photos by GREGORIO B. DANTES JR. and JANESS ANN J. ELLAO / Bulatlat.com)
Relocated to Montalban, former residents of Laperal compound in Makati face an uncertain future
Relocated to Montalban, former residents of Laperal compound in Makati face an uncertain future
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"We are not garbage, and we don't want to be reduced to a life of begging. What we want is to have our homes, our lives and our dignity restored."
Proposed Department of Housing promotes homelessness, privatization of public housing
Proposed Department of Housing promotes homelessness, privatization of public housing
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"Like its predecessors, the Aquino government is abandoning its responsibility to provide social services to its poor constituents ... By partnering with the private sector in building public housing, it can be expected that the government will confine its function to that of an enabler which is limited to policy formulation and program monitoring."
News in Pictures: In Lighting Rally, Groups Protest Impending Skyway Toll Hike
News in Pictures: In Lighting Rally, Groups Protest Impending Skyway Toll Hike
Progressive groups, led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-National Capital Region (Bayan-NCR) and urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap-Ncr (Kadamay-NCR), today staged a lighting rally at the Cintra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation (CMMTC) head office in Parañaque City to protest the looming implementation of the new Skyway toll increase. (Photos by Gregorio B. Dantes Jr. / bulatlat.com)
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