Urban Poor Associates (UPA) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Quezon City, Philippines, registered with the Philippine government. It was established in 1992. Since then it has educated over 285,000 families in housing rights matters and assisted 510 communities in eviction crises. It has helped nearly 51,000 families, to relocate in-city, or at least remain as they were. It has been responsible for almost 600 stories that appeared in the Manila dailies, 150 TV stories, and 850 radio interviews.
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