Philippines: The right to food of poor fishers’ families is threatened in Navotas, Manila

In the municipality of Navotas, Manila, several hundreds of poor fishers’ families are facing eviction. In May 2006, the houses of about 560 families in the village of North Bay Boulevard were demolished due to a road-widening project, while another 160 families who live within the compound of Philippines Fisheries Development Authority may face an eviction as the plot they currently occupy will be leased to a business enterprise. Since most of the affected families earn their living through fisheries or fisheries related industries, eviction without providing relocation site will endanger their right to food.