Tag: urban poor
Activists hold ‘Calvary’ procession in Manila’s streets to demand housing for...
The street play carried the theme “Calvary of the Poor 2023: Recognize the People’s Plan, Option for Housing for the Poor”
Photos: Philippine urban poor settlers lose homes to development
The residents pleaded to authorities and tried to set up barricades to no avail as demolition teams entered the community
Street life: Manila’s homeless find shelter in pushcarts
Many have come from the provinces in search of work that did not materialize or were forced from their homes by domestic abuse
Catholic nuns launch feeding program for poor in Bangkok
The initiative aims to help the poor people in the Buddhist Klong Toei area and to foster inter-religious dialogue
Philippine court junks charges against urban poor who defied lockdown to...
The court said the residents were “within their rights when they went outside of their respective residences to plea for food”
‘Useless for us’: New Indonesian capital excludes indigenous, poor
New capital city will uproot thousands of indigenous people, and offers little incentive for poorer residents in Jakarta to move
Hundreds left homeless as junta razes Myanmar’s slums, says report
Nearly 500 people have been left homeless by the demolitions over the past three months, sources said
Philippines’ urban poor dwellers reenact Holy Family’s search for lodging
In the Gospel story, the star supposedly inspired the wise men, or the three kings, to travel to Jerusalem in search of the Child Jesus
Photos: Philippines’ urban poor turn pre-Christmas event ‘political’
This year’s event turned “political” as the marchers trooped to the office of the country’s vice president to show support for her candidacy
Mass COVID testing launched in Bangkok’s biggest slum
The Khlong Toei slum, where an estimated 100,000 people live, has been a major concern as Thailand battles its third wave of the pandemic
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