MANILA, Philippines (Updated 8:36 p.m.) — A number of progressive groups on Tuesday reported that some members of the Tumandok community, one of the original inhabitants of Boracay island, were forced to vacate their settlement in Puka Beach, Yapak on the same island. Groups said policemen conducted operations on Tuesday and forced them to vacate just three days before Christmas Day. RELATED: Urban poor face evictions even as pandemic requires them to stay at homeGroups condemn eviction“Tuluyan nang kinamkam ang lupang ninuno ng mga Tumandok ng Boracay sa Puka Beach, Yapak, Boracay island upang maisakatuparan ang development project ng administrasyong Duterte sa nasabing lugar,” Gabriela Youth Laguna said. “Tahasang kinokondena ng Anakbayan LPQ ang pagpapalayas ng mga pulis sa mga ninunong residente ng Boracay Island. (Anakbayan LPQ vehemently condemns the forced eviction of ancestral residents of Boracay island by the police.

Source: Philippine Star December 22, 2020 11:59 UTC