Housing Rights and the urban poor: the experiences of selected relocatees in Rodriguez, Rizal - 4 0 16; Jessica A. Viliran; 5 Philippine Journal of Social Development. 8 (2016). pp. 21
ABSTRACT: In the Philippines, statistics shoes that 1 of 4 residents of Metro Manila are informal settlers. This paper is a preliminary effort inlooking into the various housing experiences of the urban poor presently residing in a relocation area. It examined howa bulimicbehaviour of attracting people from the rural and eventually flushing them out of the city was manifested by state agencies as gleaned from the experiences of urban informal settlers. This author engaged in focus group discussions and case studies of urban poor community members who also underwent off-city relocation. The experiences of the urban poor are deemed significant in dispelling wrong perceptions about the sector and also serve as significant backdrop in asserting their right to housing in the city.
Keywords: 2 -- 0; 6; HOUSING RIGHTS -- RELOCATEES -- URBAN POOR; 20; 2