AFP rolls out mobile kitchens to feed homeless, others
Published Apr 20, 2020 12:00 am
By Martin Sadongdong
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched on Monday its mobile kitchens which provide hot meals to street-dwellers and poor families affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)
Captain Jonathan Zata, AFP public affairs office chief, said the initiative was part of the military's "Kapwa Ko, Sagot Ko" campaign which was aimed at feeding around 3,000 disadvantaged individuals every day in support to the national government's effort to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
In a radio interview, Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, said the meals were personally prepared by soldiers who underwent training in culinary.
"Aabot sa 3,000 katao ang mabibigyan ng hot meal ration at least once a . Ito ay upang mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga streetdwellers, informal settlers, stranded construction workers, o mga estudyante na hindi nakakatanggap ng tulong para makakain ng mainit na pagkain gamit ang mobile kitchen ng AFP (Around 3,000 individuals will be given hot meal ration at least once a . This is for the street dwellers, informal settlers, stranded construction workers, or students who have not received enough aid so they can eat hot meals through the mobile kitchen of the AFP)," Arevalo said over dzMM.
Zata said the culinary-trained soldiers were deployed onboard two military kitchen trucks tagged as "Vessels of Blessings." The pilot project site of the AFP kitchen mobile was held in Purok 1, 2, and 3 of Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City.
"They will prepare the meals every day while support personnel will deliver them to designated drop-off points," Zata explained.
The campaign is being implemented by the AFP's Civil Relations Service (CRSAFP) led by Major General Ernesto Torres Jr.
Zata said partner-stakeholders and donors were tapped by the military to raise the "Bayanihan" spirit or solidarity amid the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With no source of income, the poor communities are among those bearing the brunt of the Luzon-wide lockdown which has been implemented for almost five weeks already.
Most poor families, if not all, rely on relief assistance from the national and local governments to provide food on their table.
As such, Zata said the military wanted to help those who are most vulnerable by providing them with free meals.
He called on well-meaning individuals, organizations and companies to sustain the initiative by being part of the Kapwa Ko, Sagot Ko campaign through their donations.
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)
Captain Jonathan Zata, AFP public affairs office chief, said the initiative was part of the military's "Kapwa Ko, Sagot Ko" campaign which was aimed at feeding around 3,000 disadvantaged individuals every day in support to the national government's effort to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
In a radio interview, Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, said the meals were personally prepared by soldiers who underwent training in culinary.
"Aabot sa 3,000 katao ang mabibigyan ng hot meal ration at least once a . Ito ay upang mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga streetdwellers, informal settlers, stranded construction workers, o mga estudyante na hindi nakakatanggap ng tulong para makakain ng mainit na pagkain gamit ang mobile kitchen ng AFP (Around 3,000 individuals will be given hot meal ration at least once a . This is for the street dwellers, informal settlers, stranded construction workers, or students who have not received enough aid so they can eat hot meals through the mobile kitchen of the AFP)," Arevalo said over dzMM.
Zata said the culinary-trained soldiers were deployed onboard two military kitchen trucks tagged as "Vessels of Blessings." The pilot project site of the AFP kitchen mobile was held in Purok 1, 2, and 3 of Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City.
"They will prepare the meals every day while support personnel will deliver them to designated drop-off points," Zata explained.
The campaign is being implemented by the AFP's Civil Relations Service (CRSAFP) led by Major General Ernesto Torres Jr.
Zata said partner-stakeholders and donors were tapped by the military to raise the "Bayanihan" spirit or solidarity amid the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With no source of income, the poor communities are among those bearing the brunt of the Luzon-wide lockdown which has been implemented for almost five weeks already.
Most poor families, if not all, rely on relief assistance from the national and local governments to provide food on their table.
As such, Zata said the military wanted to help those who are most vulnerable by providing them with free meals.
He called on well-meaning individuals, organizations and companies to sustain the initiative by being part of the Kapwa Ko, Sagot Ko campaign through their donations.