“The present leadership of the various shelter agencies appears to be unable to veer away from “the long and bloody record of past administrations of flushing out so-called informal settlers from their communities to make way for big-ticket business or infrastructure projects usually under the pretext of development, city decongestion or even public safety.” – Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The Aquino administration has declared as non-negotiable the relocation of some 20,000 non-formal settler families living along metro Manila’s waterways by the end of this year, and of 100,000 others by the end of Mr. Aquino’s term in 2016. The decision comes in the aftermath of the…
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) labor center is protesting against the reported plans of the Aquino government remove 100,000 urban poor from their homes in six major waterways in Metro Manila effective immediately. It said the government is only using arguments of flood control and the urban…