LIGAO CITY, Albay – Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) here have established a free vegetable pantry for Mayon Volcano evacuees at the Albay Campsite Evacuation Center in Barangay Basag, this city. BENEFICIARIES of the 4Ps program in Ligao City in Albay are offering...
Kind, nurturing, loving, and generous—these are some of the words that perfectly describe our Moms or the people who stand as mothers in our lives. They are the first people to cheer us up, shower us with love, and are always ready to catch us every time we fall. That’s why this Mother’s Day,...
It may surprise many people that there is such a day as “World Kindness Day” – and that is today, Nov. 13. In the Filipino culture, kindness is a value that is known by many names, one of them “bayanihan.” Since the Philippines is located on the typhoon belt, where typhoons blow in at...
The community pantry initiative, which emerged at the height of the pandemic, will be adopted to address hunger under the administration of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan if they succeed in the May 9 elections. Community pantry founder Patricia Non was among the...
Holiday festivities are made more enjoyable with these recommendations Handcrafted delights Papa Diddi’s shares three scoops that can help you enjoy the holidays and celebrate this season with family and loved ones. First, the brand is bringing in two new Christmas flavors: Strawberry Cheesecake...
Christmas came early in Tondo, Manila as a community pantry giving out essential and care packs was set up by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines in the Manila district. CHRISTMAS COMMUNITY PANTRY--The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines set up a community pantry in Tondo, Manila in time for the...
Two hundred families in Cavite City benefitted anew from the weekly outreach program of the Philippine Navy (PN), an initiative which the military started to help communities cope with the challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a military commander said Wednesday, Aug. 18. The...
ASEAN Community Pantry organized by the PH launches in Dili SCENES FROM THE PANTRY The Philippine Embassy-organized Community Pantry in Timor-Leste gathered the ASEAN resident missions in Timor-Leste—Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and the Thailand—over very Filipino things such...
Malacañang said humanitarian activities were allowed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) but said organizers must coordinate with the local government unit (LGU) of their target area to ensure adherence to minimum health standards. File photo of a community pantry in Diliman, Quezon...
The Parañaque City government launched a "bike pantry" on August 3 for easy mobilization of health care workers of Ospital ng Parañaque (OSPAR) 1 and 2. Bicycles donated by Councilor Wahoo Sotto for use by public hospital staff in Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said five bicycles were...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) advised people and groups that are planning to set up community pantries during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) period in Metro Manila to seek first the approval of the Local Government Units (LGUs). PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said there is...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has launched a “bayanihan” initiative wherein the products of science and technology (S&T) programs by state universities and colleges...
