Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda has called the village youth council of a town in Rizal province as an "inspiration". DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (Photo from Antiporda's Facebook) This, after the group of young officials found a way to...
Drawing inspiration from the different versions of community pantries that have sprouted all over the country, the Polytechnic University of Philippines (PUP) has launched its own mobile community pantry. PUP Unisan's 'padyak' community pantry (Photo courtesy of Christian Revares) Called...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has spelled out the guidelines for community pantries to help the organizers maintain order and at the same time avoid triggering a spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. A community pantry that solely offers medicines. (Photo by...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta A UP professor friend sent me a photo of a burly band of youngish males, properly protected with surgical masks and face shields posing in front of the Maginhawa community pantry after depositing donations in kind. They were wearing tees of various colors and designs,...
OCTA Research Group on Wednesday, April 28, encouraged the organizers of community pantries all over the country to help ensure that minimum health protocols are sustained in their various activities. The group said it is in full support to the community pantry movement in the country as long as...
Pia Wurtzbach has expressed support for the community pantry deeming it "proof of the undying spirit of Bayanihan." "I took some time to really think about it and really understand better what we are faced with as a nation. For me, the community pantry is a really good initiative. Yet again, it is...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, April 28, called on President Duterte to certify as urgent the bill that would criminalize red-tagging. Senate Minority Leader Frankiln Drilon (MANILA BULLETIN/Czar Dancel) Drilon said it is "imperative" that Duterte endorse the approval of his...
Amid the spread of community pantries in the Philippines, Senator Cynthia Villar pitched the establishment of "community gardens" where people can grow their own food and share in times of calamities or public health emergencies, such as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday described calls to defund the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after its –red-tagging on organizers of communist pantries as a “knee-jerk” reaction. Rodriguez said he favors a proper review on how the...
As hundreds of community pantries popped up in Metro Manila and in several provinces, a policeman in in Albay has opened his own version--a coffee pantry which offers freshly brewed coffee and bread for free. But there's one condition, according to Patrolman Mark Aleph Maceres. Those who want to...
Tapping into its "Bayanihan Spirit," budget airline AirAsia joined hundreds of thousands of Filipinos on Tuesday, April 27 in sustaining community pantries in the metropolis. (Photo courtesy of AirAsia) In particular, AirAsia donated #AlwaysREDy care kits to select community pantries in the cities...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, April 27, warned that communists and terrorists will likely benefit if the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is defunded of its P19-billion budget. Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa supports the retention of the...
