Over the decades, there have been sporadic attempts to clear Manila North Cemetery of its squatters, though none have yielded lasting results. De Los Santos says it depends on whoever is mayor of ...

Janiszewski says he’d shot in the Philippines ... de Manila University, says that sense of community is key in a place like Tondo. Many residents are informal settlers, once called squatters.

Urban planner Nathaniel Einseidel said the Philippines ... to keep squatters in their communities to secure their votes at election time. Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Manila, vital forested ...