As community pantries have popped up across the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) asked Monday, April 26, organizers of "relief distribution drives” to closely and properly coordinate with the local government units (LGUs) to ensure the smooth, and orderly conduct...
Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy has no right to call for an accounting of donations in community pantries as these, unlike government funds, are private initiatives, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday, April 26. Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine...
Min Bernardo, the mother of Kathryn Bernardo, recently wrote a sweet and warm birthday greeting to her daughter's longtime reel and real partner Daniel Padilla. "Happy 26th birthday @supremo_dp. Mahigit na 10 taon ka na naming nakilala, mula nung nagsisimula ka pa lang magbinata, nakita ko ang...
Drawing inspiration from the community pantries that have popped out across the country, a fishball vendor offered his goods for free to passersby after a nearby community pantry ran out of supplies. (Photo courtesy of Sagun John Rufinel) John Rufinel Sagun, a volunteer from Ambagan PH, a group...
Malacañang stands with the National Security Adviser’s (NSA) gag order on National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokespersons Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade and Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy who have both come under fire for comments red-tagging the...
Malacañang urged organizers of different community pantries to coordinate with their barangays or local government units to make sure that protocols against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) such as physical distancing are being followed. File photo (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, April 26, admitted he was among the senators who voted in favor of the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), a presidential task force established to provide a whole-of-nation approach to combat insurgency....
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr. recently defended actress Angel Locsin after the latter's community pantry resulted in chaos and the death of a senior citizen. https://www.instagram.com/p/CN9y9NWF7jD/ "No forgiveness needed; at least she tried to...
President Duterte may announce the new quarantine classification for the month of May on Wednesday, April 28 as his weekly public address was also moved to the said date, Malacañang said. President Duterte (File Photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement a few days before...
Actress-TV host Karla Estrada hapilly announced on social media the efforts of her friends to organize a community pantry in her hometown of Tacloban coinciding with her son Daniel Padilla's 26th birthday today. View this post on Instagram She shared on Instagram, "Maraming maraming salamat sa...
Local government units (LGU) were urged to craft guidelines for community pantries to ensure that health and safety measures would still be observed. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Although community pantry organizers are not required to secure a permit to conduct such humanitarian...
The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in Taguig has established community pantries in the city’s 28 barangays where people can get free food and supplies. Sangguniang Kabataan community pantry in Barangay Maharlika in Taguig (Brgy. Captain Harry Pautin / MANILA BULLETIN) Launched in collaboration with...
