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Residents hurl objects to prevent the impending demolition of their shanties on Jan. 25 in San Juan City in the Philippines. Corazon de Jesus village was set to be demolished today to make way for a new City Hall building, displacing residents who have been illegally settled on the government property for years.
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Members of a demolition crew retaliate during a demolition of shanties in San Juan City. At least 40 people were injured as violence marred the demolition of a shanty town. The affected families threw bottles and rocks to the demolition team, who retaliated by spraying the residents with water from a firetruck. Police used tear gas against the residents. The houses in the area were to be demolished to pave the way for the new city hall.
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Residents protest the impending demolition of their shanties.
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An informal settler is kicked by a demolition crew during a demolition of shanties in San Juan City.
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Anti-riot police fire teargas during a demolition of shanties in San Juan City.
We posted a picture from the Philippines earlier today, but the protests appear to have escalated in the past few hours. Residents of San Juan City are angry because their homes are due to be demolished to make way for a new city hall.
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Ahh, the new world order. It looks a lot like the old world order. Doesn't it???
Easier said than done but informal settlements should never be allowed. They are unsafe and create urban eyesore. The governments, both local or national, should up their standards for the quality of housing, regardless of square footage; but then again, that is expecting too much given that we are a nation having resigned to very low standards (from the choice of political leaders to simply making do with what is passable) and waiting for bad things or situation to grow and fester before reacting.