Residents of Narra Street in Quezon City set up a community pantry for jeepney drivers and other residents who lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The “Tulong Obrero Community Pantry” is packed with vegetables, rice, canned goods, and packs of instant noodles that can help displaced workers feed their family.
Tatay “Elmer” Corder, one of the jeepney drivers from transport group Piston arrested in June last year for allegedly violating quarantine measures during a protest rally, also participated in the community pantry set up.
"Noong mangailangan ako, napakaraming tumulong at nagbigay. Panahon namin ngayon para tumulong at magbigay dahil napakarami pa ring nangangailangan," he said.
The Tulong Obrero Community Pantry was inspired by the Maginhawa Community Pantry project which was started by Ana Patricia Non few days ago to help people badly affected by the pandemic.
Several community pantries have also popped up in the last few days in different places around Metro Manila.
A community pantry has also been installed in P. Noval Street in Sampaloc, 34 Matiyaga Street in Quezon City, and Matimyas Street in Sampaloc.
Fisherfolk alliance Pamalakaya Philippines will donate surplus freshly caught fish to the Maginhawa-inspired community pantry on Sunday, April 18.