MANILA, Philippines- A violent demolition, this time in Paco, Manila, hurt scores of residents living under the San Andres Bridge 1 along South Super Highway and displaced some 54 urban poor families. Accompanied by armed policemen, the demolition was carried out by a demolition team more than 200-strong from Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

It was already 2:30 in the afternoon yesterday (February 28, 2007) when when a bottle hit 64 year-old Natividad Navarro, and then suddenly she heard the gunfire. At first she was shocked and terrified, she waited for the noise to die down. But after a while, when she realized that the explosions were not going to stop, she ran away with her 2-year old granddaughter, aiming to get out of the demolition team and seek the safety on a nearby tree beside the highway. "Mga hayop sila, di sila makatao," Navarro cried out.

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