to a safer location and are open to engagement with government agencies to facilitate their resettlement. Respondents recalled having received some notices of eviction from local government authorities prior to 2009, although could not recall whether any evictions actually took place. After 2009 approximately 3,000 households were severely affected by Typhoon Ondoy and immediately resettled to an NHA-run site in San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal. Respondents reported that most families have since resettled back to the Tullahan River area as they found the resettlement site lacked basic facilities and was too far from their employment to commute. Since the establishment of the Tullahan River Alliance in 2011, the community has started to plan a proposal for the resettlement. Among other things, the proposal incorporates community members as a labour force to reduce the cost of construction and monthly amortisation. The community is currently in the process of searching for sites for resettlement, and has identified two potential locations, one within Quezon City and the other in Caloocan City. [Respondents noted that there have been difficulties in arranging the purchase of the land, particularly an unwillingness of landowners to sell to an urban poor organisation]. However, respondents were confident that the DILG would play an active role in securing the purchase of the land required to develop and implement their proposal for in-city resettlement. AB OVE: RES ID ENTIAL DW ELL INGS TH AT H AVE B EEN C ONST RUC TED ON TO P OF T HE TULL AHAN R IVER. Many parts of the Tullahan River are fast flowing and susceptible to heavy flooding during the wet season. Authorities often release large quantities of water from the La Mesa dam, which is directly above the community, during periods of heavy rain. 74  Human Rights in the Rubble