Bienvenido Salinas, Director of the Saint Thomas Law Center, a unit of the Urban Poor Associates (UPA), has received multiple death threats. The UPA is a Philippine non-governmental organisation working for the housing rights of the urban poor in Quezon City.
According to the information received, on 9th February 2005 a man telephoned the office and threatened the staff that “Atty (Bienvendio) Salinas' days are numbered, and so are his children’s.” It has also been reported that on 15th February 2005, a man telephoned the offices and issued the same threat to the office staff. Furthermore, on 17th February 2005, two vans with tinted windows were allegedly seen outside the office of Saint Thomas Law Centre.
Recently, Bienvenido Salinas has been involved in a litigation case on behalf of seven families whose homes were demolished on 21st January 2005 without prior demolition notice. 
