This situationer provides a detailed discussion of the New Clark City (NCC) as an influential project that threatens the communities living within and around its area. Through spatial analysis, this document shows the mapped experiences of marginalized communities caught in the midst of urban transition. It investigates the territorialization of peri-urban dispossession and resistance through a participatory counter-mapping methodology that aimed to produce maps and information that are useful for the affected communities.

The situationer examines the NCC, touted as the Philippines’ next metropolis that embodies significant development for the Filipino people, from the standpoint of the affected communities and human rights advocates. Drawing from a wealth of collected data, it situates the NCC within a global trend of rapid urbanization facilitated by the process of accumulation by dispossession. By factually contextualizing the development of the NCC and presenting counter-narratives based on people’s experiences on the ground, the situationer aims to respond to the needs of those who are marginalized and affected by the project, and contributes to people-based campaigns geared towards the championing of social justice and inclusive development.

This report was produced through a collaborative project among researchers, community organizers, scholars, volunteer students, and academic institutions from the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and the United States.