CITY OF MALOLOS—The group that led the occupation of idle houses in Bulacan province last week has asked President Duterte to give its members free mass housing. Some families also occupied houses in San Jose Heights in the City of San Jose del Monte. ADVERTISEMENTOn Monday, 500 people occupied units in a private housing project developed by Atlantica Realty in Barangay Mapulang Lupa. According to them, children in the housing sites have been exposed to the elements since they transferred there on March 8. Carlito Badion, Kadamay secretary general, said: “[The poor] deserve free mass housing as a right and as the engine of our society.” —WITH A REPORT FROM CARMELA REYES-ESTROPE

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 14, 2017 18:45 UTC