Malacañang is leaving the decision to the government’s counter-insurgency task force whether or not its spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. should be sacked from his post over his controversial remarks on community pantries and senators. Noting that President Duterte “does not...
Despite cautions from government agencies and health experts on its use for COVID-19, two congressmen said Tuesday, April 27, that they will set up an "Ivermectin Pan-three" to distribute the anti-parasitic drug to "those who are in dire need". (Sharon McCutcheon/UNSPLASH) SAGIP Party-list...
Fifteen senators on Tuesday, April 27, have filed the resolution which seeks to censure National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade, Jr. for his "disrespectful and derogatory" remarks against members of the Senate following their call...
Despite being red-tagged by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), the Senate employees’ union had set up a community pantry within the Senate’s vicinity to help nearby residents in Pasay City. Members of the SENADO, the union of Senate employees, set up...
The Department of Education (DepEd) commended the community pantry organized by students along with other youth volunteers in Bayambang National High School (BNHSS) in Pangasinan. (Photo from DepEd Tayo-Youth Formation-Bayambang NHS/FB) DepEd, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 27, praised the...
Community pantries found to be violating the minimum health standards will be shut down as the huge crowd may become super spreaders with many fearing that the charitable initiative may result in another coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) upsurge. Department of theInterior and Local Government...
People’s taxes are the funds that need to be made transparent and not the amounts of money being donated to community pantries, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Tuesday. “Those are private funds; not our taxes; that’s where we need transparency because that’s our...
Another leader of the House of Representatives has joined the calls against the red-tagging and reported profiling of organizers of community pantries. House deputy speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez said Tuesday, April 27, that he filed a resolution asking the...
"Magbigay ng hindi mo na kailangan. Kumuha ng ayon sa pangangailangan upang makarating sa paroroonan (Give what you no longer need. Get what you need to get to your destination)." Drawing inspiration from the Maginhawa community pantry, a group of bikers have set up a community bike shop dedicated...
Taking inspiration from the several community pantries that popped up in Metro Manila and other parts of the country, members of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in Siniloan, Laguna have launched their own version of community pantry to support students and teachers affected by coronavirus disease...
The Philippine Coast Guard has set up a community pantry right in the middle of the sea off the province of Camarines Sur, the target beneficiaries are the fishermen affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Dubbed as “Floating Community Pantry,” PCG Camarines Sur Station...
As community pantries have popped up across the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) asked Monday, April 26, organizers of "relief distribution drives” to closely and properly coordinate with the local government units (LGUs) to ensure the smooth, and orderly conduct...
