ABSTRACT
In studies of state-community-based organizations (CBOs) relations, therefore, the theoretical positions of researchers have often been colored by the case studies they choose to focus on, and vice-versa. Numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and federations of CBOs work on housing issues, and a substantial majority of communities have some form of organization. Much of this community organizing infrastructure emerged out of the anti-authoritarian movement. One such organization is the Institute for Church and Social Issues (ICSI), which conducts research on a variety of social issues. It also provides an institutional base for the Urban Land Reform Task Force (ULR-TF), one of the main CBO federations working on legislative reform in the housing sector. NMMD represents one of the bayside communities in the barangay of Daang Hari. Rosas-Everlasting is a community of approximately 300 families located in Barangay Batasan Hills, in the eastern part of the National Government Center (NGC). It gets its name from two broad streets that border the area.
