Just recently, a family from Payatas Dumpsite came over me asking for some place to stay. I asked them what happened. They said that their family and 23 others worry about their present situation. The land where their houses were built is about to be claimed by its owner. That means, they have to find another place to stay in. These 23 families have spent their lives living in the dumpsite looking for scrap materials they can sell. I myself have no piece of land to offer them. But I believe I can still do something for them by sharing their stories. They are scrap vendors, but they are not scrap.
They need assistance. More so, in their everyday survival, they need the most basic things a person needs in order to live: food and clothing. As for their place to stay in.
Ito na po ngayon ang itsura ng pinupuntahan namin na Payatas Dumpsite every Tuesday…
Tuluyan na silang pinaalis ng may ari ng lupa… Alam ko na mayron tayong pwedeng magawa para sa kanila. Lalo na ngayong pasko, alam ko na pwede natin silang mapasaya.