THE GOVERNMENT landgrabbers in Quezon City have struck again. It is not only squatters that are grabbing properties but also, in the unkindest cut of all, the government which is mandated to protect property rights. This time the victim is the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI). The National Housing Authority has sold to the [...]
Hhere is another case of the government being involved in land-grabbing, this time the Quezon City government, which is notorious for this abuse. The case is similar to that of the Manila Seedling Bank Foundation (MSBF). The QC government tried to seize MSBF’s 7-hectare lot on Quezon Avenue and Agham Road, allegedly for real estate [...]
Land-grabbing has become rampant in the Philippines, not only by squatters and certain Torreses but also, in the unkindest cut, by the government itself, which is supposed to protect private property.
Here’s the real truth about the “truth” claim of Neal Cruz in his Inquirer column of Aug. 20:
So the people will know the truth behind the grabbing by the Quezon City government of the 7-hectare Manila Seedling Bank at the corner of Edsa and Quezon Avenue, here is the result of a careful investigation of the case:
When I read the June 8 article highlighting the International Fact-Finding Mission’s confirmation of the reported land-grabbing cases in San Mariano, Isabela, my immediate reaction was to call it a lie! I own some five hectares of farmland here in Barangay Del Pilar, San Mariano. This I have been tilling for corn with my father [...]
