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BAHAY: Why Juan and Maria de la Cruz are homeless in the PhilippinesA special report on urban housing problems in the Philippines

By: Noel Sales Barcelona

ANTIPOLO CITY, PHILIPPINESA widow, Aling Virgie, 62 had been alway drea!ing a ho"eo# her own$

%&ahira' ang walang bahay (I)* hard no) )o ha+e a ho"e o# yo"r own,- he ."i' whenI&PACT &aga/ine +ii)ed her in one o# )he low01o) "bdi+iion in An)i'olo Ci)y$ She had beenli+ing wi)h her on and her da"gh)er0in0law, whoe ho"e i alo ren)ed$

Aling Virgie aid )ha) )hey are ren)ing )he ho"e #or P2,33 (4S57$867 baed on )he 're+ailinge91hange ra)e la) :"ne 2;, 2383, le )he 'ay!en) #or ele1)ri1i)y and )he wa)er "''ly$

%Na'aaed on )he 4ni)ed Na)ion* H"!an Se))le!en) Progra!!e (4N Habi)a) re'or) (2337, )herehad been !ore )han ;27 !illion 'eo'le in )he world, or 78$6 'er1en) o# )he world* 'o'"la)iondoe no) ha+e roo# on )heir head$ &o) o# )he!, a11ording )o )he 4N Habi)a), are li+ing in

Aia, A#ri1a and La)in A!eri1a$

e'i)e )he Phili''ine go+ern!en)* e##or), )here are )ill aro"nd $ !illion Dili'ino who areho!ele, a re'or)ed by )he Phili''ine H"!an @igh) @e'or)ing Proe1) (righ)re'or)ing$ne)$

&o) o# )he! are li+ing in !a


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O# )hi n"!ber, read )he righ)re'or)ing$ne)* re'or), $6 'er1en) or ;,8 #a!ilie arere'or)edly o11"'ying 'ri+a)e land$

The righ)re'or)ing$ne) alo aid )ha) )he leading area whi1h )he ho!ele, in G"e/on Ci)y, areo11"'ying are )he idewal


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Thi ha been e+iden1ed by )he Ho"ing and 4rban e+elo'!en) Coordina)ing Co"n1il*(H4CC own da)a )ha) in )he en)ire 1o"n)ry, )here are )ill 7$ !illion ho"ing "ni) )ha) areneeded )o be b"il) (See Table 8$

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>alle)ero had en"!era)ed )he reaon behind )he a1")e ho"ing hor)age in )he 1o"n)ry

+irst, #ollowing )he Phili''ine* general de1en)rali/a)ion )rend, )he 4HA !a") a1)"al en#or1e!en) K arre) and 'roe1")ion, habeen lo''y, 'ar)ly be1a"e o# wea< 1oordina)ion be)ween a")hori)ie and 1o!!"ni)ie$

+ith, )he awarding o# ho!e0lo) i o#)en delayed by b"rea"1ra)i1 legali! and +al"a)ion i"e$The e)ablih!en) o# e+i1)ion g"ideline #or "rban 'oor e))le!en) ha been one o# )hehighligh) o# )he 4HA, 'ro+iding in#or!al e))ler wi)h o!e legal righ) )o )he land )heyo11"'y$ >") )hee righ) are o!e)i!e diregarded, 'e1i#i1ally in 'ri+a)e land, and!oni)oring ha been weaadion 1ri)i1i/ed )he e9i)ing 'oli1ie in 1onne1)ion wi)h )he S)a)e* o1iali/ed ho"ing 'roe1)#or being %'ro#i)0dri+en$-

They alo a11"ed )he o")going Vi1e Preiden) and ho"ing 1/ar, Noli e Ca)ro, o# 1onni+ingwi)h )hee %legal- yndi1a)e, adding )ha) he !") be in+e)iga)ed and held a11o"n)able #or )hePhili''ine* ho"ing woe #or )he 'a) i9 year$

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Ne+er)hele, ay >alle)ero, #or )he ho"ing e1)or )o be !ore re'oni+e )o )he need o#)he 'oor, e+eral

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