(photo from ideastalk.ph) 6 years ago, after Typhoon Ondoy pass the Philippines, many people lost their house and most of it were the ones who lives in slums. It leaves so many people homeless and can't afford a house.
ABS-CBN Foundation and other companies made a project that will give a place where this affected families can live, they called it "BAYANIJUAN". It is located in Calauan, Laguna. They build identical houses, with equal rights, and they can't interfere with other people's business, even it gives disturbance to them. Does this project really help poor people to have a easier life than living in slums?
In my opinion, it gives them an easier life, but it hinders them to earn as much for a living, because first of all, they are relocated in a place where there are no jobs that can support their needs. They are live in provinces, and their houses are far from the city and even it is near the city, the money that they will earn can't support them, where can they find a job that can support the needs of their family if they are far from the city.
We visited "BAYANIJUAN" last October, 2015. The community has much population, there are so many people who are living there, but when we interviewed some of them, there are families that wanted to go back to Manila because they are having problems in finding a job, but some of them are satisfied. I met a mother that goes to Alabang everyday to work to be able to earn money for a living, she's having a difficulty with transportation, because almost all her salary is being used in transportation.
We can say that it helped them to have a place to stay, but it doesn't help them to find a job to supply their own basic needs.
