President Duterte wants Filipinos to think twice before lining up to community pantries, comparing it to a “wholesale” where one can get food items along with the coronavirus that has infected more than a million people since last year. Although he did not directly refer to the community...
In a village up north, a community pantry literally goes out of its way to reach more vulnerable families. NOT YOUR ORDINARY COMMUNITY PANTRY -- A moving pantry in Cataggaman Nuevo, Tuguegarao City in Cagayan delivers food to families using a "kareta" pulled by a carabao. (Photo courtesy of the...
Leyte Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez on Monday appealed to lawmakers to reconsider proposals to defund the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) warning such moves would reduce the government’s gains in the fight against local insurgency. Torres-Gomez proposed...
This organization proves Philippine coins still have value and uses them for their mobile pantry. In just a span of two weeks, the community pantry grew in more than a thousand locations across the country. The movement even reached beyond our borders with countries like Timor-Leste and Phuket,...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is encouraging organizers of community pantries to include contraceptives such as condoms and pills in their list of essential pantry goods, if only to help promote family planning among poor Filipino families. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Sesang Bubble Friends community pantry in Novaliches, Quezon City dedicated to K-pop artist Kim Sejeong (Photos: Mafu) Filipino fans of K-pop artist and actress Kim Sejeong, star of the hit drama “The Uncanny Counter,” have opened a community pantry where people can get dinner ingredients...
Angel Locsin A video clip of Kapamilya star Angel Locsin giving money to the needy has started to go viral on Twitter on Sunday, May 2. No other details were given, as to what transpired or when it really happened, but Angel could be seen donating money to an unidentified man in a hospital, in...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Once a student of a Catholic college was being initiated into a Catholic organization. He was asked: "What are the most important requirements of our Christian faith?" Without batting an eyelash, he replied, "Going to Mass on Sunday and receiving Holy Communion."...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara We, Filipinos, are not known to easily give up. And in the face of adversity, we as a community are able to overcome either by helping each other out or receiving help from our kapwa. We have witnessed this in the past week or so with the emergence of the viral...
A Filipino organization in Chalong, Phuket installs a community pantry to help Filipinos working in hotels, bars, and restaurants There’s now a FIlipino community pantry in Chalong, Phuket Thailand established by ACTION-Association of Concerned Filipinos in Thailand , which is a non-government,...
People were divided over the decision of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urging organizers of community pantries to tap barangay officials in distributing the supplies to the residents. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday, April 29, that no permit is required if one...
Defying the limits of the land to exemplify the "bayanihan" spirit, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has set up floating community pantries in the middle of sea in Surigao del Sur, Zambales, and Camarines Sur to help fishermen who were affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
