Archive of Urban Poor

Gabriela Women’s Partylist-Marikina leaders went to the Commission on Human Rights on July 17 to complain about the harassment and disruption caused by the hypocritical service activities of the 12th Civil Military Operations (CMO) Battalion in their community. The group called for a thorough investigation into the military presence and the repeated “community outreach program” […]

Nagtungo sa Commission on Human Rights ag mga lider ng Gabriela Women’s Partylist-Marikina noong Hulyo 17 upang ireklamo ang panliligalig at perwisyo ng pakitang-taong serbisyo ng 12th Civil Military Operations (CMO) Battalion sa kanilang komunidad. Nananawagan ang grupo ng masusing imbestigasyon ukol sa presensya ng militar at paulit-ulit na “community outreach program” sa Marikina. Matapos […]

Residents and peasant-members of Samahan ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa sa Diliman (SAMANA Diliman, or United People’s Association Diliman) held a dialogue with University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Vice Chancellor Edgar “Carlo” Vistan on July 14 to demand the scrapping of the UP Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Park and Rental Housing Building projects. Residents from Pook […]

Nakipagdayalogo ang mga residente at magsasakang myembro ng Samahan ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa sa Diliman (SAMANA Diliman) kay University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Vice Chancellor Edgar “Carlo” Vistan noong Hulyo 14 para ipanawagan ang pagbasura sa proyektong UP Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Park at Rental Housing Building. Iginiit ng mga residente mula sa Pook Malantic, […]

Various groups and individuals established the Marikeños for Peace and Good Governance (MPGG) alliance on July 15 to oppose the ongoing militarization in Marikina City, particularly in poor communities. Among those who led the founding was Liza Maynigo, vice president of Gabriela Partylist-Marikina and a local leader in the Agora compound. Also in attendance was […]

Itinatag ng iba’t ibang grupo at indibidwal noong Hulyo 15 ang alyansang Marikeños for Peace and Good Governance (MGCP) bilang pagtutol sa nagaganap na militarisasyon sa Marikina City, laluna sa mga maralitang komunidad. Kabilang sa mga nanguna sa pagtatatag si Liza Maynigo, Vice President ng Gabriela Partylist – Marikina at lokal na lider sa Agora […]

Communities and residents at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in Quezon City condemned the July 2 launch of a “model housing unit” by the Southern Diliman Gardens Rental Housing Project, a commercial venture linked to the UP Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Wellness Park project. According to the Samahan ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa sa Diliman […]

Kinundena ng mga komunidad at residente sa University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman sa Quezon City ang paglulunsad noong Hulyo 2 sa “modelong yunit sa pabahay” ng negosyong Southern Diliman Gardens Rental Housing Project na kaugnay ng UP Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Wellness Park Project. Ayon sa Samahan ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa sa Diliman (SAMANA Diliman), […]

Various national democratic organizations and groups in Manila launched the “Poorest de Mayo” parade on May 23, a creative depiction of the poverty that the people endure in the city and across the country. The parade mimics the lavish “Flores de Mayo” festival the country commonly holds to honor the Catholic Church’s Virgin Mary. Instead […]

Inilunsad ng iba’t ibang pambansang demokratikong organisasyon at samahan sa Maynila ang paradang “Poorest de Mayo” noong Mayo 23, isang malikhaing pagsasalarawan sa kahirapan na dinaranas ng mga mamamayan sa syudad at sa bansa. Ang parada ay panggagaya sa magarbong pyesta ng “Flores de Mayo” na karaniwang isinasagawa sa bansa bilang pagkilala sa Birheng Maria […]