Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday urged the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to “assume a friendly approach” to community pantries instead threatening to halt their activities. De Lima said the DILG should put to task barangay officials to ensure the proper...
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...
Operating hours should be set aside for the community pantries in barangays to avoid large crowds during the coronavirus pandemic, President Duterte proposed Wednesday. (Mark Balmores / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the President, implementing a schedule should be put in place to...
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,...
BY PATRICIA BIANCA S. TACULAO Corn is a favorite crop among Filipinos. It can be eaten in various ways such as grilled, boiled, and added as an ingredient to other recipes. But after the corn has been harvested from the fields, the stalks and husks are discarded and considered agricultural...
President Duterte has asked for the public's understanding following his decision to extend for another two weeks the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area, saying it was necessary due to the spike of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases....
Local government officials may be slapped with administrative and criminal charges if they don't enforce the quarantine rules in their areas of jurisdiction, President Duterte warned Wednesday, April 28. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) The President said he would direct Interior and Local...
President Duterte has extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area until May 14, 2021 days after the country reached its millionth coronavirus (COVID-19) case this week. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the...
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...
