From displacement to resettlement

How current policies shape eviction narratives among urban poor in the Philippines

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12652249
AutoresZaldy C Collado (0000-0002-5929-0992, De La Salle University, autor de correspondencia), Noella May-I G Orozco (0000-0003-1020-2848, De La Salle University)
Año2020
Volumen23
Número2
Páginas49-63
Fecha de publicación2020-06-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHousing Care and Support (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1460-8790 • E-ISSN: 2042-8375
EditorialEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/hcs-01-2019-0001
OpenAlexW3093276821
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas54

Purpose This study aims to examine the experiences of urban poor relocatees in their resettlement communities, specifically those who were relocated from the Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela and Quezon City areas to the province of Bulacan, Philippines. This study hopes to convey the importance of revisiting the law on socialized housing in the Philippines. Design/methodology/approach This study gathered qualitative data through 2 focus group discussions among 28 participants who came from 3 resettlement sites in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan Province, Philippines. The resettlement areas are owned and managed by the National Housing Authority of the Philippine Government. Findings Results show that resettlement experiences are stories of survival under impoverished conditions. Lack of housing facilities or poorly built units characterize their relocation experience aside from having no immediate access to basic utilities such as electricity and water, despite a law that supposedly secures these rights to relocatees. The expensive cost of transportation and the lack of livelihood also heavily strain the lives of the relocated population. Originality/value This study illustrates that involuntary displacement predicts poor living conditions upon resettlement. This study is an inquiry not only of existing conditions of socialized housing in resettlement areas but also past realities of these housing communities at the onset of the displacees’ relocation

Economic growth · Economics · Eviction · Focus group · Geography · Government (linguistics · Livelihood · Originality · Political science · Population · Qualitative research · Relocation · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Urban and Rural Development Challenges