Delhi’s Demolition Drives: Selective Evictions and the Politics of Urban Cleanliness

Tondo residents clash with police-backed demolition team

MANILA, Philippines — Tension erupted in a clash on Monday between residents of Barangay 262 and 264 in Tondo, Manila and members of a demolition team backed by the police. Hundreds of residents clashed with members of the demolition team and police in an attempt to stop the demolition of their houses. The confrontation that forced police to use water cannons temporarily halted the demolition operation that was also dampened by the weather. Acco…

Tension erupts as residents resist demolition attempt in Tondo, Manila

A standoff between residents and a demolition team erupted Monday morning, May 26, in Mayhaligue, Tondo, Manila, as the latter blocked a scheduled demolition of

Delhi’s Demolition Drives: Selective Evictions and the Politics of Urban Cleanliness

As informal settlements in Taimoor Nagar and Madrasi Camp face demolition, questions arise over selective enforcement, procedural lapses, and the State’s neglect of livelihood and rehabilitation commitments.

‘Maawa kayo, tao kami, hindi hayop’: Tondo residents protest demolition, fight for their homes

Hundreds of residents in Barangays 262 and 264 in Tondo, Manila staged a protest on Monday, May 26, against the scheduled demolition that threatens to displace...

Some residents of Brgy. 262 and 264 in Tondo, Manila are worried about the illegal demolition plan of their houses. Particularly in Masangkay corner of Mayhaligue Street, just next to the Metropolitan Medical Center. Almost 400 families or more than 1,000 individuals will be affected where more than 100 houses are scheduled to be demolished. According to Ruby Dela Cruz, president of the Mayhaligue Neighborhood Association, the land on which thei…