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Former shanty town turned into greenery park

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 06:17 AM

Goitia said the relocation will help save informal settlers from the dangers of living along tributaries such as acquiring water-borne diseases and accidents due to flooding. Read more »

Economic growth amid poverty

Noel Celis, AFP
Posted at Aug 17 07:13 PM

PH economy up by 6.5 pecent Read more »

Mga residente at pulis, sugatan sa demolisyon sa Naga City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 02:29 AM

Nauwi sa tulakan at girian ang planong demolisyon ng mga bahay ng informal settlers sa Barangay Cararayan sa Naga City nitong Huwebes. Read more »

The Day in Photos, 12 May 2017

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 08:38 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos.  Read more »

Informal settlers, okupado ang mahigit 170 tore ng kuryente

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 04:20 AM

Okupado ng mga komunidad ang gilid ng mahigit 170 tore ng National Grid Corporation sa Luzon. Bawal at delikado ito.  Read more »

NGCP, may paalala sa mga informal settlers tungkol sa kanilang mga tore

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 05:00 AM

Pinaalala ng NGCP na bawal manirahan sa ilalim ng kanilang mga tore. Read more »

Tore ng NGCP sa Alabang, target na maayos sa loob ng 3 araw

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 04:57 AM

Pinapaspasan na ng NGCP ang pagsasaayos ng tumagilid na transmission tower sa Alabang. Read more »

Daing ng mga nasa ilalim ng mga tore ng NGCP: walang malipatan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 01:26 AM

Gusto man ng ilang informal settlers na umalis na sa ilalim ng mga tore ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, wala naman daw silang magagawa dahil wala silang malilipatan. Read more »

Meant to fail: Gov't to blame for sorry state of housing projects - Ridon

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 05:50 PM

MANILA – Government housing agencies should be held accountable for the poor state of housing projects in the Philippines, Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor Chair Terry Ridon said Thursday. Read more »

May-ari ng mga pabahay sa Bulacan, 'tinaningan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 10:27 PM

Hanggang June 15 na lang ang ibinibigay ng NHA sa mga nakakuha ng murang pabahay ng gobyerno sa Bulacan para okupahin ito. Kung hindi, ipamimigay na lang nila sa iba ang mga bahay. Read more »

Kadamay seeks release of arrested members

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 12:10 AM

Members of the Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (KADAMAY) scuffle with Quezon City Hall security guards during a protest on Monday. The militant group demanded the release more than 40 members arrested for trespassing and malicious mischief in Apollo St., Barangay Tandang Sora in Project 8 Quezon City a week ago.  Read more »

Mga bakanteng bahay sa Rizal, target na ring okupahin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 03:01 AM

Matapos okupahin ng grupong Kadamay ang mga pabahay ng NHA sa Bulacan, plano na rin ng ibang informal settlers na pasukin ang mga bakanteng housing units sa Rodriguez, Rizal.  Read more »

Bacoor fire displaces thousands

Romeo Ranoco, Reuters
Posted at Apr 06 09:08 PM

A coastal area resident wades through a river to search for valuable items after a fire engulfed hundreds of shanties in Bacoor, Cavite, on Thursday. Thousands of families lost their homes in a community of informal settlers during the fire, according to local reports. Read more »

40 tao pinasok ang pribadong lupa, arestado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 11:35 PM

Sinampahan ng kaso ang mahigit 40 informal settlers na nagtangkang pasukin ang isang pribadong lupa na dati nilang tinitirahan sa Quezon City. Read more »

37 miyembro ng Kadamay, arestado sa pag-okupa sa pribadong compound

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 04:20 AM

Inaresto ng Quezon City Police District ang 37 miyembro ng KADAMAY na umokupa sa isang pribadong compound sa Tandang Sora, Quezon City. Read more »

Kadamay won't vacate houses in Bulacan despite order

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 03:58 PM

Urban poor group Kadamay insisted Thursday its members will not vacate the houses they occupied in Pandi, Bulacan despite the government's threat to evict them.  Read more »

Surviving the fire

Romeo Ranoco, Reuters
Posted at Feb 08 11:26 PM

Residents gather items they can retrieve after a fire destroyed more than hundreds of shanties at a community of informal settlers, according to authorities, in Parola Compound, Tondo, Manila on Wednesday. A total of 3,200 families were reported displaced, according to local authorities Read more »

Parola fire affects 3,200 families

Noel Celis, AFP
Updated as of Feb 08 11:21 PM

A resident pours water on a fire as it destroys hundreds of houses at an informal settlers’ community in Delpan, Tondo, Manila on Tuesday evening. At least 1,200 houses and 3,200 families were affected during the fire, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection. Read more »

Parola fire affects 3,200 families

Noel Celis, AFP
Posted at Feb 08 10:50 AM

A resident pours water on a fire as it destroys hundreds of houses at an informal settlers’ community in Delpan, Tondo, Manila on Tuesday evening. At least 1,200 houses and 3,200 families were affected during the fire, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection. Read more »

Duterte, naghanda para sa mga informal settler

Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 03:48 PM

Dumalo si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa party na inihanda niya para sa mga informal settlers ng Barangay 76-A, Davao City, Biyernes ng gabi. Read more »