Young actress Liza Soberano has defended herself from critics following mixed reactions when she made a remark that Angel Locsin does not need to apologize after a senior citizen died during the community pantry she organized. On Twitter, Soberano said that people "misunderstood" her reaction. "I...
Rolando de la Cruz, a 67-year-old balut vendor, died the other day while waiting with hundreds who lined up to answer actress Angel Locsin’s birthday invitation to the community pantry she had set up in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City. As early as 3 a.m., a long queue had formed; stubs were...
Despite the incident at Angel Locsin's community pantry, many other celebrities are braving the possibility of being red-tagged putting up their own pantries. Joining hands together for neighbors in Antipolo are Pokwang and Paolo Ballesteros. Pokwang announced the matter on Twitter. She quipped,...
It was far from being a success considering the chaos as with the death of a senior, but many of her fellow celebrities believe Angel Locsin still did good organizing a community pantry as part of her birthday celebration. Vice Ganda said, “God sees your beautiful heart and its pure...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Who would have thought that Filipinos themselves would provide a ray of hope amid the gloom and doom of the pandemic? But that’s exactly what has been happening for days now, with the setting up of community pantries in Metro Manila and in many parts of the country. The...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto lectured on Friday, April 23, the spokesperson of the government's anti-insurgency task force for cracking down on organizers of community pantries. Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr. again earned the ire of senators for red-tagging volunteers who have...
The community pantry project has inspired many to put up their own. And the "Bucana Community Pantry" in Davao stood out because, not only did it offer food and other grocery items to those in need, it also included contraceptives that were a welcome sight to those who chanced upon them. Photos...
Actress Angel Locsin has issued a statement on the tragic death of a senior citizen who lined up at the community pantry she organized on Friday to coincide with her birthday. The lolo, identified as Rolando dela Cruz, 67, fainted while waiting in line at the community pantry. He died in a hospital...
A netizen recently exposed a good deed done by online content creator Erwan Heussaff. The Twitter user shared that Anne Curtis' husband "silently supported a cause" donating $2000 to Community Pantry PH fund drive. https://twitter.com/juswatiyan/status/1384903405773205510 Community Pantry PH...
Community pantries all over the country have one sole mission, to help the needy in bringing food to their table in this time of public health crisis. The initiative also inspired many local creatives, whether to produce artworks mirroring the kindness or make colorful signages and posts to adorn...
Supporters and volunteers of Vice President Leni Robredo celebrated her birthday on Friday, April 23, with the "National Lugaw Day," where residents from over 100 areas in the country were served rice porridge. Blogger Jover Laurio of the Pinoy Ako Blog, one of the volunteers who arranged the...
Erwan Heussaff and Isabelle Daza Support and love from Filipino artists to regular Juans continue to pour in to community quarantine all over the Philippines. The latest to show solidarity to the initiative (in discreet manner) is Erwan Heussaff. In a post by Twitter user @juswatiyan revealed that...