A Filipino woman cries as she tries to prevent a policeman from arresting her father during a demolition of shanties at Sitio San Roque in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 27 January 2014. Throwing rocks, pillboxes, and even human waste, illegal settlers barricaded the demolition team in Baranggay Bagong Pag-asa. Four residents were arrested and twelve were reported injured. Residents report receiving cash from 300 to 450 US dollar in exchange for their voluntary relocation. Earlier, hundreds of the urban poor marched to the city hall in protest of the demolition that will pave the way for the rise of a business district. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
Filipino policemen hit an informal settler with their sticks during a demolition of shanties at Sitio San Roque in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 27 January 2014. Throwing rocks, pillboxes, and even human waste, illegal settlers barricaded the demolition team in Baranggay Bagong Pag-asa. Four residents were arrested and twelve were reported injured. Residents report receiving cash from 300 to 450 US dollar in exchange for their voluntary relocation. Earlier, hundreds of the urban poor marched to the city hall in protest of the demolition that will pave the way for the rise of a business district. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
Filipino plainclothes policemen arrest an informal settler during a demolition of shanties at Sitio San Roque in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 27 January 2014. Throwing rocks, pillboxes, and even human waste, illegal settlers barricaded the demolition team in Baranggay Bagong Pag-asa. Four residents were arrested and twelve were reported injured. Residents report receiving cash from 300 to 450 US dollar in exchange for their voluntary relocation. Earlier, hundreds of the urban poor marched to the city hall in protest of the demolition that will pave the way for the rise of a business district. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
A Filipino half naked woman tries to help her colleague from being arrested by plainclothes policemen during a demolition of shanties at Sitio San Roque in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 27 January 2014. Throwing rocks, pillboxes, and even human waste, illegal settlers barricaded the demolition team in Baranggay Bagong Pag-asa. Four residents were arrested and twelve were reported injured. Residents report receiving cash from 300 to 450 US dollar in exchange for their voluntary relocation. Earlier, hundreds of the urban poor marched to the city hall in protest of the demolition that will pave the way for the rise of a business district. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
Filipino residents carry their children as they watch members of a demolition team tear down their houses during an eviction of illegal settlers at Sitio San Roque in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 28 January 2014. Around seven hours of sporadic clashes between police and illegal settlers in eastern Manila on 27 January left 29 residents hurt and nine were arrested. Thousands of homes of families in Quezon City's North Triangle are reportedly targeted for demolition to make way for construction of a commercial district, local media reports stated. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
Filipino resident Brix Mercado, 27, (C) is being shielded by his family to prevent the local police from arresting him during a demolition of shanties at Sitio San Roque in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 27 January 2014. Throwing rocks, pillboxes, and even human waste, illegal settlers barricaded the demolition team in Baranggay Bagong Pag-asa. Four residents were arrested and twelve were reported injured. Residents report receiving cash from 300 to 450 US dollar in exchange for their voluntary relocation. Earlier, hundreds of the urban poor marched to the city hall in protest of the demolition that will pave the way for the rise of a business district. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
Filipino informal settlers Penny Mercado (2-R) hugs her husband Brix, 27, (L) while being arrested by plainclothes policemen inside their house during a demolition of shanties at Sitio San Roque in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 27 January 2014. Throwing rocks, pillboxes, and even human waste, illegal settlers barricaded the demolition team in Baranggay Bagong Pag-asa. Four residents were arrested and twelve were reported injured. Residents report receiving cash from 300 to 450 US dollar in exchange for their voluntary relocation. Earlier, hundreds of the urban poor marched to the city hall in protest of the demolition that will pave the way for the rise of a business district. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
Filipino policemen from the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team chase informal settlers during a demolition of shanties at Sitio San Roque in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 27 January 2014. Throwing rocks, pillboxes, and even human waste, illegal settlers barricaded the demolition team in Baranggay Bagong Pag-asa. Four residents were arrested and twelve were reported injured. Residents report receiving cash from 300 to 450 US dollar in exchange for their voluntary relocation. Earlier, hundreds of the urban poor marched to the city hall in protest of the demolition that will pave the way for the rise of a business district. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN