[Kadamay bares list of schedules, details for the day-long protest on March 23] Thousands to join giant urban poor rally vs. fuel price hikes and demolitions tomorrow

Centralized Media Advisory
March 22, 2012
Reference: Christian M. Yamzon, Media Officer (0922.5184919)

Militant urban poor group, Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) will lead day-long protests against oil price hikes and demolitions tomorrow, in the eve of the 20th enactment anniversary of the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA). The said law, enacted on March 24, 1992 is being blamed to legitimize massive demolitions or urban poor communities in the country on its 20 years of existence.

Aside from issues of widespread demolitions nationwide, scheduled rallies tomorrow will also focus in opposing the series of price increases on oil and petroleum products, as well as other basic commodities and services. Kadamay will also call for the immediate junking of anti-poor policies like the UDHA, Oil Deregulation Law, the 12% Value Added Tax on oil, among others.


URBAN POOR PROTEST RALLY vs.OIL PRICE HIKES and DEMOLITIONS
March 23, 2012 (Friday) 12:00 NN – 05:00 PM
Plaza Salamanca – Supreme Court - Mendiola

12:00 NN Assembly at Plaza Salamanca
12:30 PM March (via Taft Avenue) from Plaza Salamanca to Supreme Court and 1:00 PM Program
02:00 PM March from Supreme Court to Mendiola and Program
(Route: Supreme Court – Taft Avenue – Carriedo – Recto – Mendiola)

Before the centralized protest-rally that will be participated by thousands of protesters by 12:00 in the afternoon tomorrow from Plaza Salamanca in Kalaw-Taft Avenue going to the Supreme Court and Mendiola in Manila, various urban poor groups will hold series of decentralized protest activities in their respective localities.

Various urban poor groups will file their own demolition cases before the Supreme Court which is expected to be receive by SC Spokesman Midas Marquez. They will also burn a large mock book of UDHA in front of the SC to symbolize their call to junk UDHA. After a short program at the SC, thousands of urban poor will march to Mendiola as protest to the inutility and inaction of President Benigno Simeon Aquino over issues of demolition and rising cost of oil.


Here is the COMPLETE LIST OF SCHEDULED LOCALIZED PROTESTS tomorrow:

07:00 AM
Sitio San Roque, North Triangle
(community in front of the Philippine Science High School), Agham Road, QC
SUYOD KOMUNIDAD Preparations
Local urban poor groups will hold house-to-house activity in the soon-to-be-demolished community of North Triangle in QC to invite and show preparations before the centralized protest rally.
Val Jayson Dimayuga, Kadamay Media Officer (0912.6490392)


08:30 AM
Brgy. Escopa Barangay Hall, P. Burgos Street, Project 4, Quezon City
PICKET-PROTEST vs. Looming Demolition
Hundreds of members of a local urban poor group in Barangay Escopa will storm their Barangay Hall over the looming demolition in their community before proceeding to the Urban Poor Protest Caravan in QC and in the giant protest rally in Manila.
Leklek, Kadamay-QC (0908.4757402)


10:00 AM
Assembly: Department of Agriculture Office in Elliptical Road, QC going to QC Hall to DOH Main Office in Sta. Cruz, Manila to Plaza Salamanca

Route:
DA – Kalayaan – Matalino Street – East Avenue - Front of QC Hall – DOH – Plaza Salamanca
URBAN POOR PROTEST CARAVAN
Some 600 residents of QC in 30 vehicles will join a protest caravan before proceeding to Plaza Salamanca for the bigger rally and will have protest stop in QC Hall against massive demolitions in the City, initiated by QC Mayor Herbert Bautista.

After the rally, the caravan will proceed to the Health Department office in Manila as participating organization of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), including blind, deaf and mute people will protest a new DOH Order professionalizing PWD reflexologists through a certificate costing them almost P12,000.00.

After the end of the caravan in DOH, participants will proceed to Plaza Salamanca to merge in the giant urban poor rally.

Christian Yamzon, Bayan-NCR Media Officer (0922.5184919)


10:00 AM
Department of Tourism Main Office, Rizal Park, Manila
VENDORS RALLY vs. Zero Vending Policy in Rizal Park
Vendors of Rizal Park will troop to the DOT office in Manila to slam the National Parks and Development Committee (NPDC) and DOT’s ‘Zero Vending Policy’ in Luneta. After their program, they will go straight to Plaza Salamanca in Kalaw, Manila.

Jun, Kadamay-Manila (0946.5320060)


10:00 AM
Paranaque City Hall
PROTEST RALLY vs. HEARING ON THE CASE OF FREEDOM ISLAND RECLAMATION PROJECT
Residents of Paranaque will hold protest rally at the Paranaque City Hall during a hearing on the controversial reclamation project of Freedom Island which will eventually result to massive demolitions of floating houses in Bulungan Market and flooding in the cities of Paranaque and Las Pinas. Protesters will then go to Manila for the giant rally.

Roy Velez,KMU-NCR Chairperson (0907.2941305)

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