by Ivyrose Igup | March 18, 2022
More than 2,000 from the urban poor community celebrated the yearly “Panunuluyan of the Urban Poor” by expressing their support for presidential aspirant Leni Robredo last December 15, 2021.
It started in front of the Office of the Vice President and ended at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao, where they held a mass led by Fr. Robert Reyes.
Apart from wearing pink, participants also brought their parol with their written pleas for the poor. Decent, permanent at affordable housing; job and livelihood security; and good governance for 2022 are some of the wishes shown.
People impersonating Mary and Joseph can also be seen on top of a vehicle with a parol that aims to symbolizes hope.
Sabi ng presidente ng APOAMF na si Madeline Suarez, isa ang samahan ng APOAMF sa mga lumalahok taon-taon sa mga gawaing ito. Dagdag pa niya, bahagi na ito ng kanilang commitment na ipahayag sa gobyerno at sa madla ang iba’t-ibang isyu na pinag-dadaanan ng mga mahihirap, lalo na sa usapin ng permanenteng tahanan.
Sabi rin ni Suarez na espesyal ang Panunuluyan ngayong taon dahil ipinakita rin ng mga maralita ang kanilang matinding pagnanais para sa isang gobyernong tapat, maayos at nauunawan ang problema nila. Ginawa na rin ito bilang pagsuporta kay bise presidente Leni Robredo sa kanyang pagtakbo bilang susunod na presidente ng bansa.
UPWARD UP is spearheaded by academics from the Ateneo de Manila University, De la Salle University, and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven for the Alliance of People’s Organizations along the Manggahan Floodways. (english version)
