So Sad for the People of North Triangle QC,Philippines...

dear letranknight, i am not from these area you are talking of but i can very well relate because i work in an environment full of people who thinks that it is their home .. parcels of private land owned and paid for by another. they will not get out of the land unless there is a court order proving that they are not owners (when in the first place they know they are not.) they take the time enriching themselves at the expense of the landowners who does the paying of taxes.. and when it is time for them to move out, they make themselves available to the media as the aggrieved parties.. the very poor who the government are not helping.. etc. blah blah. where is fair play here? ann

I watched this news last night and the thing the really most disturb me is that children also joins to the rally and this WTF parents let them join knowing the danger will be. I'm sorry to tell this but how I wish the motorist just run through all of them! I feel sorry for the people that will be oust in the area but this is too much that they risk there lives just for the land that they don't own! Well expect a lot of finger pointing again and who's to blame, Guess what?... not other than Mr. President... oh how I love Philippines!...

Well let's just be frank about this. Votes can easily be bought by these politicians during election time. It is in the squatter's area where politicians can buy some votes sometimes these can dictate the outcome of an election. That is why politicians when in power do not usually interfere with them. But of course when interested businessman would start getting interested on those lands that were occupied by these informal settlers of course the local government would love to turn their back to their patrons during election since there is more money that can be generated from new businesses that can be generated from that idle land. This means big business so since election time is far it is high time they could exercise their executive powers to enforce its right over the land. The offered alternative is of course not of the same situation as they were but I think they have to really start from scratch in their new place. But at least NHA said the land is already theirs and they just have to pay minimal per month. For me that is a good bargain already knowing that they can finally settle in their own piece of land than live in the city that is full or hardships as well.

they don't pay them for their property first?

Knight, the slum mommies are dropping kids like rabbits. It's the deprived's nocturnal hobby. Would that answer your pondering about population explosion unchecked by the local government? A baby has not reached his first birthday yet and he has a new sibling on the way! Today is another day, I do hope the squatters concede and move on to a better life in the mountains of Rizal or their home province.

The issue of urban settlers has always been a hot issue here in the country where 1/3 of the entire population live below the poverty line. On one hand, we have the Lina law which protects these settlers that they cannot be removed without compensation. On the other hand, this is only good if the owner is a big corporation or a rich family who can afford to pay the compensation. We all know that is not the case here in the Philippines. For the most part, landowners are middle-class families who work for years just to buy a piece of property. They cannot afford to hire security to protect their properties. So in the end, they do not reap the rewards of their hard work. If you think about it, the landowner has to pay the robber. Which is not fair. The people in North Triangle are protected by syndicates who prey on our poor countrymen who cannot afford a decent shelter over their head. They already have a relocation site but their job is in MM and so they will return to the same place.

Hi there, its in the news all day long today. My view with this one is i felt sorry for those people of North Triangle Q.C but i guess its better for them to relocate on a new site. Although they are complaining that there's no electricity with the new relocation site this is the start of new beginning for them. I guess they should follow what the law is, just be thankful that still there is a place for them. Hope everything would be ok while this demolition was on going. And no people will be hurt while this situation was happening, hope i can make sense here hahah

Hi, Knight.:) Well, it takes two to tango. If there are no people leaving their communities in the province to look for a greener pasture, trying their luck in the city, failed and refused to go home, there'll be no squatters. If there are no greedy politicians to accommodate them and allowed them to occupy the lot which is not theirs really, there'll be no squatters. Why the government allowed this thing to happened? It is because of politics. These squatters can generate a tremendous number of voters for the politicians in that area/city.I don't think that politicians gained more votes from the elites and alta sociedad, it is the masses that gives them the number of votes that they need to win the elections. And where are these masses? Those that are in the squatters area.... Sometimes, I couldn't help myself feeling annoyed with these people also. Why don't they go back to the province? Why they keep on insisting of staying here in the city when they can not cope with the cost of living here? Man sometimes is so full of foolish pride.... They will keep on pretending they are ok even if they are not anymore... Who's to blame here, then? Everybody seems to have a reason of their own...

There are different sectors in the government that offer housing projects to our countrymen they just don't grab the opportunity. They settle for the easier and free route which is to squat on someone's property. Man in nature is unfair they always want something to be free like in this case. I agree with you knight regarding the impeding development of our country because of people who don't want to get out of their comfort zone. If we really want to develop our country into an emerging country of the 20th century we should learn to get out of our comfort zone. With regards to squatting there are even politicians that do this just to grab land from someone they dislike. There is also a so called professional squatter since I think there is a law that states that if a land is not claimed by anyone in a term of ten years that land will be given to the persons living in that piece of land. It is some sort of that. But I am not sure about that law. I remembered it from somewhere thou.