Kristong Maralita Carries the Cross of Informal Settlers

On the occasion of the Lenten season, informal settlers belonging to the Katipunan ng Maralitang Obrero (KAMAO) staged a re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s passion on the cross in Mendiola to dramatize the plight of more than 25,000 informal settlers in Metro Manila who live in so-called danger zones. “The informal settlers are facing a bleak…

Informal Settlers Protested Confab of Real Estate Developers and LGU Calls for Moratorium on Demolitions and the Proper Implementation of UDHA

Today, informal settlers belonging to the Kapatiran ng Maralitang Obrero (KAMAO) protested in front of the Manila Hotel to reiterate their call for the issuance of an executive order calling for a ban on all demolition unless adequate socialized housing are provided. “Stop criminalizing and demonizing the informal settlers,” this is the emphatic declaration of…

Informal Settlers’ Confederation Condemns the Violent Demolition in Silverio Compound; Calls for Moratorium on Demolitions

The Kapisanan ng Maralitang Obrero (KAMAO-APL-SENTRO), condemns in the strongest possible way the violent demolition of informal settlers in Silverio Compound in Parañaque last 23 April 2012. “The violence, the injuries of scores of people and the death of a resident can all be blamed on the ineptitude and the insensitivity of the Parañaque local…