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From a Facebook account
In a telephone interview with philstar.com, Richard Colao,
secretary-general of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas – Northern Mindanao,
said some 40 policemen strangled the dwellers and destroyed their houses
after the residents refused to leave their homes.
Misamis Oriental residents hurt
in demolition activity » Nation » Article
www.philstar.com
Several
coastal residents of Gitagum town cried foul over the local police's
forced demolition this morning.
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Joel Saplot,
Kasamahan ng Mangingisda sa Poblacion Gitagum at Operators (KASAMAPO)
chair along with Fernando Oraiz Sr., his son Fernando Oraiz Jr., Juanie
Oraiz and Adoracion Oraiz were detained at the Gitagum local police
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Nanay Adoracion,
from her piece of land to jail
MLD for AMIHAN Northern Mindanao Region
 “I
only wanted to put away the bolo that my son threw on the sand, but they
misunderstood my gesture and handcuffed me,”said Adoracion Oraiz, the only
woman who was jailed for allegedly (assaulting) the policemen who escorted
the demolition team sent to their fishing community.
Adoracion, 64 years old, is the second oldest in the group of detainees –
next only to her husband. She was bewildered when she learned of the
charges against her. “Sure I also threw some sand on a police officer’s
face but who wouldn’t? He was going up my son’s house,” she said.
“Besides, his eyes were covered with sunglasses.”
Forty policemen, headed by Chief of Police Emmanuel Jaraula, accompanied
the demolition team which arrived at the Poblacion of Gitagum, a coastal
town in Misamis Oriental at 9:00 in the morning of May 26 to demolish
residences in Purok 1 and Purok 3.On May 5 this year, the said demolition
team notified the settlers to leave the place because Purok 1 was
supposedly a private property owned by a certain Velasco and Purok 3 by
Mela-or and Haag Corporation and FlorentinoMagsacay.About seven homes were
demolished, including the home of Adoracion and her two sons’.
Born in the city of El Salvador, then a municipality, Adoracion Oraiz
relocated to Opol when she married a fisherman. They had five children
four of them male and only one was female.
Opol, the first municipality right after a major urban hub, Cagayan de Oro
City, eventually became too crowded for the fisherfolks. “Fish was
abundant back then,” Adoracion said. “But then, many fishing vessels
bigger than ours came along. Competition over the fishes was already
tough. And then a dock was put up in the municipality. All the catch from
the neighboring municipalities were unloaded there. How could we survive?”
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Knowing no other livelihood except fishing, she and her husband decided to
leave their previous home to look for better conditions. And that was when
they thought to settle in Gitagum – or just Tagum as how they would refer
to their new residence. They knew of the place from previous fishing trips
when they had to go as far as five municipalities away from their home to
avoid the motorized boats of the other fishermen.
“When we first came to Tagum, my eldest child then having just stepped
into his teens, we just slept on a mat laid on the beach,” Adoracion said,
recalling their experience more than two decades ago. “In the morning, we
would fold it up and put it aside along with our meager possessions. Then
I would go to the center of the municipality to sell my husband’s catch.”
Gradually, they were able to set up a simple hut made of cheap wood and
corrugated iron sheets. When her children married, they moved out of their
house but set up similar shanties nearby. “We put up our homes on the
beach – very near the water,” Adoracion explained. “The area was clearly
public land and not owned by the present claimants who are now driving us
away.”
AMIHAN Northern Mindanao , actively organizing women farmers and
fisherfolks in the municipality of Gitagum, learned of their predicament
barely a month ago. In a short time, the organization hosted exposure
trips to the area for students who were interested to learn more about the
life of a fishing community. Having just started their campaign to promote
the community’s basic right to decent shelter, the news of the demolition
came as an unexpected turnabout of events.
“We know that the women are twice more burdened in demolitions such as
these,” said Ella Sequina of AMIHAN. “Their basic instinct is to make the
situation easier for their children, for their grandchildren – for their
entire family, even if they themselves have to sacrifice more.”
True enough, the pressing thoughts of Adoracion in the provincial jail was
of her 3-year-old grandchild left to her by her son who got separated from
his wife. “She wouldn’t eat if I am not with her,” she said, looking at
the distant barbed wires. “And she cries at night when I’m not beside
her.”
But still not losing hope, Adoracion brushed away her anxieties, believing
that she would return to her community – albeit torn down and in shambles
– and see her children and grandchildren again. And like the doting mother
and loyal partner whose strength belies her years, she picked up the
washed plates that she and her visitors had used and went back to her cell
just as the jailguard rang the bell to signal the end of visiting period.
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BONUS
TRACKS:
Demolition at Corazon de Jesus, San
Juan, Metro Manila
Video clips by Tudla Productions |
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NEWSREEL: Press conference sa barikada ng mga residente ng
Corazon de Jesus
Presscon at the barricade of
residents of Corazon de Jesus, San Juan
www.youtube.com
May 24,
2011--while waiting for the possible demolition, local leaders and
supporters of Brgy. Corazon de Jesus, San Juan City held a press
conference to reg...
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San Juan residents vow to defend homes 1
San Juan residents vow to
defend homes 1
www.youtube.com
May 24,
2011--Interview with Dennis Landiza www.tudla.org |
San Juan residents vow to defend homes (Interview with John
Mark Malquisto)
San Juan residents vow to
defend homes 2
www.youtube.com
May 24,
2011--Interview with John Mark Malquisto www.tudla.org
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San Juan residents vow to defend homes 3
San Juan residents vow to
defend homes 3
www.youtube.com
May 24,
2011--Interview with Cora Buban www.tudla.org |
San Juan residents vow to defend homes 4
San Juan residents vow to
defend homes 4
www.youtube.com
May 24,
2011--Interview with Eliseo Cabesares www.tudla.org |
San Juan residents vow to defend homes 5
San Juan residents vow to
defend homes 5
www.youtube.com
May 24,
2011--Interview with Kuya Jessie www.tudla.org |
San Juan residents vow to
defend homes 6
www.youtube.com
May 24,
2011--Interview with Kuya Jessie www.tudla.org |
San Juan residents vow to
defend homes 7
www.youtube.com
May 24,
2011--Interview with Nanay Azon |
Neneng Velloria, a resident of Brgy. Corazon De Jesus for
more than 40 years.
 Brgy
Corazon de Jesus residents vow to defend homes
Neneng
Villoria, a resident of Brgy. Corazon De Jesus for more than 40 years, is
firm with her stand to fight for her right to housing in her town. She
asks the local government of San Juan City to answer the Sandigang
Maralitang Nagkakaisa (SAMANA) petiti...See
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Length: 3:00 |
Some of the video clips shot at the relocation site of
residents of Corazon de Jesus, San Juan in Southville 8 which is being
offered by the local government of San Juan City.
 Relocation
site at Southville 8, Rodriguez, Rizal
www.youtube.com
Some of the
video clips shot at the relocation site of residents of Corazon de Jesus,
San Juan in Southville 8 which is being offered by the local government... |
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Corazon de Jesus, San Juan - A vigil was held last night at
the compound in preparation for the demolition. In the video, Anakbayan
NCR Chairperson Andro
Zarate is
giving a lecture on how the residents should evade possible physical
attacks from the police force and demolition team.
Corazon de Jesus, San Juan
Vigil - May 22, 2011 [HD]
Length: 0:57
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Pagkilos ng Sandigang
Maralitang Nagkakaisa patungong Mendiola
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BARIKADA: PANLABAN NG MAMAMAYAN NG SAN PEDRO
SA LAND GRABBING NI MAYOR CATAQUIZ
26/05/2011
PRESS RELEASE MAYO 26, 2011
BARIKADA: PANLABAN NG MAMAMAYAN NG SAN PEDRO
SA LAND GRABBING NI MAYOR CATAQUIZ
SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA— Ngayong araw, Mayo 26, nasa gitna ng malaking banta ng
palayasin ang mga mamamayang ng Villa Rosa Homes Brgy Estrella , San Pedro
Laguna ng mismong punonglungsod na si Calixto Cataquiz at bilang tugon
dito magtatayo ang mga mamamayan ng San Pedro ng barikada para pigilan ang
bantang ito.
Sa pahayag ni Mulong Jallores, tagapagsalita ng Katipunan ng Damayang
Mahihirap- Laguna (KADAMAY-Laguna) sinasabi nitong iligal ang gagawing
pagpapaalis sa mga residenteng ito. “Nagbabayad ang mga residente sa
debeloper, mayroong mga resibo at katibayan , kung kaya iligal at hindi
makatarungan ang gagawing pagpalayas ni Mayor Cataquiz sa mga mamamayan. “
ani Jallores.
“Kung kaya manininindigan ngayon ang mga residente at makiki-isa ang mga
mamamayan ng San Pedro sa barikada, bilang ito ang nakikita naming, mga
simpleng mamamayan na ang aming kolektibong lakas ang tiyak naming
masasandigan lalo na at nasa kapangyarihan ang nang-aapi sa amin.” Dadag
pa ni Jallores.
”Nakiki-isa ang Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Timog Katagalugan (BAYAN-TK) sa
mga residente ng Villa Rosa Homes, kasabay ng ating pagkundena dito sa
ginagawang land-grabbing ni Mayor Cataquiz. Malinaw na ginagamit nitong si
Cataquiz ang kanyang kapangyarihan upang ang mamamayan ay itaboy at
maisulong nito ang mga pansariling interes” Ito ang pahayag ni xL Fuentes,
tagapagsalita ng BAYAN-TK.
“Hindi hiwalay ang nagaganap na land-grabbing sa San Pedro na ginagawa ng
mga nasa kapangyarihan tulad ni Mayor Cataquiz, hindi ito hiwalay doon sa
ginawa ni dating gobernadorang si Ningning Lazaro sa mga mamamayan ng
Parian, Calamba, at lalong hindi rin ito hiwalay sa ginagawa ng Pangulong
Noy-noy Aquino na pagkakait ng lupa sa mga mamamayan ng Hacienda Luisita.
Habang ganito ang kairalan ng lipunan at ganito ang ginagawa ng mga nasa
kapangyarihan, hindi titigil ang mga mamamayan sa paglaban” pagwawakas ni
Fuentes. ###st
References: XL Fuentes, Spokesperson, BAYAN-TK
0927-8066-248 |
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