Members Of Urban Poor Group Kadamay Protested Over Duterte’s Threats
The members of the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) have conducted a protest after receiving threats from Duterte.
Previously, President Rodrigo Duterte has warned the poor group Kadamay against using poverty to force a change in the government. He threatens the members of the group not to repeat what they did to the housing projects in Bulacan because he will order his men to drive them away and shoot them down if they will resist
Last March 2017, about 5, 728 houses in Pandi Bulacan were forcedly occupied by the informal settlers. The housing projects in the province were supposed to be given to the families of soldiers, policemen, and firemen.
The informal settlers occupied the houses in Barangay Cacarong Bata, Pandi Residences 3 and Pandi Village 2 resettlement projects in Barangay Mapulang Lupa, Villa Elise project in Barangay Masuso, Pandi Heights 1 project in Barangay Cacarong Bata, and Villa Louise housing site in Barangay Siling Bata all in Pandi, Bulacan.
The group of homeless people has also occupied the housing projects at San Jose del Monte Heights project in Barangay Muzon in San Jose del Monte.
Mr. Duterte also told the beneficiaries of the housing projects to drop their claims and promised to build better homes for them.
Recently, Lea Maralit, Kadamay chair for Bulacan province said that about 3, 000 members of the poor group were gathered public market of Pandi town in Bulacan despite the strong rain brought by the Tropical Storm “Gorio”.
Kadamay members stayed for an hour in the market displaying their placards criticizing President Duterte and his policies. The group was still promoting their campaign for free housing despite the warning given by the president.
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