SEA Games 2019 displaces Aeta communities
SEA Games 2019 displaces Aeta communities
By JOHN AARON MARK MACARAEG
Bulatlat.com
MANILA — On December 2, Casamira Maniego received a letter dated Nov. 29 from Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) giving her seven days to leave her home.
Their land, where she was born and raised her own children, will serve as an expansion of the recently built New Clark City (NCC). It was where the Sports Complex for 2019 Southeast Asian Games stood.
“I could not feel anything but just pure anger,” the Aeta leader told Bulatlat in an interview.
The BCDA said in its letter that those who refuse to vacate waives their right to any compensation. It also said the BCDA would have to demolish any structure in the area after seven days.
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