The Daily Urban Poor: Jan 2, 2008

GOALS:

Those who have less in life shall have more joy and solidarity.
Families will help one another; community organizations will be vigorous; and urban poor people as a group will work for the common good.
No one shall feel powerless or left-out.
All will have access to health care, good schools and employment.
All families shall have clean inexpensive water, sanitation, drainage, security of tenure and a decent house. Evictions shall be a thing of the past.
No one shall be hungry or live in squalor unfit for human beings.

QUOTES:

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“Ang ating mga maralitang tagalungsod, bilang mga tao at mga anak ng Diyos, ay mayroong karapatan sa katiyakan sa paninirahan, sa pagiging malaya mula sa palagiang banta ng ebiksyon at sunog, at ang pinakamahalaga, mayroon silang karapatan na organisahin ang kanilang hanay upang makahanap ng mga solusyon sa kanilang mga suliranin sa paraang demokratiko at di marahas”

-CBCP Pastoral na Pahayag hinggil sa

Suliraning Pabahay ng Bansa

Ika-28 ng Enero, 2007

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

MMDA tears down illegal structures in Port Area, Manila