The mother of Maginhawa community pantry proponent, Ana Patricia Non, on Wednesday blamed Communications Undersecretary. Lorraine Badoy and Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade, both spokespersons for the country's anti-communist insurgency task force, for the harassment and threats being experienced by her...
True enough as they say, no act of kindness is too small. Youth residents of Angat, Bulacan have launched a “five-peso challenge” to sustain the community pantries that have been set up in various parts of the town. The Angat youth residents have set up their community pantry at the patio...
Aside from the 'floating pantries' that continuously help fishermen in some provinces, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has also set up community pantries for some residents and passengers in port and coastal area who were affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo courtesy of...
A resolution seeking to commend community pantry organizer Ana Patricia Non and other volunteers in the food bank initiative nationwide has been filed in the Senate on Monday, May 10. People line up at the community pantry set up by 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non in Maginhawa Street, Quezon City....
Happy Mother’s Day to all the inays, nanay, mommies out there, those with their spouses, single moms, or orphaned mothers! There is no other station in life as fulfilling as being a mother. I enjoy my motherhood, thanks to my children and their father. I loved my mother who showed us how to be a...
A community pantry in Muntinlupa, which has served thousands of people including prisoners, is wrapping up its drive today, May 8. (Clockwise from top left) Muntinlupa Community Pantry’s pop-up establishment in Tunasan, feeding program at Soldiers’ Hills in Putatan, prisoners at NBP, Mary...
When the government started giving ayuda in kind during the lockdown that started in March last year, Maria Monica Dizon-Alejo, a mother of three, noticed that there are no relief goods dedicated for babies. Thus, she thought of starting a non-profit organization she named Project: Happy Babies PH...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna - Local bakers here held a cake community pantry in Barangay San Francisco Calihan on Thursday (May 6) in early celebration of Mother's Day. Bakeology Eats & Treats owners Givelyn Virrey and Globelle Cadague told the Manila Bulletin that organizing the community pantry...
From a bamboo cart on Maginhawa Street, Patricia Non has inspired many Filipinos to open community pantries and share what they can to feed the poor. The woman behind this remarkable initiative is only 26 years old, a graduate of UP College of Fine Arts, and an entrepreneur running a small...
A Community Reading Pantry was set up in Tabotong Elementary School in Kiamba, Sarangani Province to give learners in nearby communities better access to various learning materials. (Photo from DepEd Philippines FB/ DepEd Tayo Sarangani) The Department of Education (DepEd), in Facebook post on...
The barangay councilor who drew the public's ire for posting a tarpaulin in his community pantry in Bulacan that was degrading to women has apologized. Marbin Garcia of Barangay Maysantol said in a Facebook post on Wednesday it was not his intention to disrespect women when he allowed a tarpaulin...
A woman was seen praying after getting some items from a community pantry in Marikina City, seemingly to thank God for the grace and blessing that she received. In a Facebook post, Marikina Heights Community Pantry organizer Cedric Moneda shared a screenshot of the message sent to him via Messenger...
