While they are affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, teachers did not hesitate to come together and put up an initiative that will help alleviate the hunger and desperation of some people in their respective communities. Photo from QCPSTA/FB The Alliance...
Angel Locsin ABS-CBN has expressed support to Angel Locsin who has helped many Filipinos in times of crisis. In an official statement on April 25, ABS-CBN said: "ABS-CBN believes in the goodness of the heart of our Kapamilya Angel Locsin, who in her personal capacity has tirelessly helped...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should censure National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade. Jr. for conduct unbecoming of an officer and for violating civilian supremacy over the military. “Respect and obedience to the...
Taking inspiration from the Maginhawa community pantry, members of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in Antipolo City in Rizal have created their own version of community pantry with a greater cause of going zero-waste. The community pantry, dubbed as “Zero-Waste community pantry,” was packed with...
A health expert warned that community pantries could cause another uptick in coronavirus cases (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over DZMM on Sunday, April 25, Dr. Eric Tayag said community pantries are potential superspreader events. "Bagamat maganda ang hangarin ng isang...
Red-tagging community pantries is a waste of time and resources, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, April 25, as she criticized some government officials for being “irresponsible” in putting malice in these activities. VP Leni Robredo Facebook/MANILA BULLETIN “Iyong sa akin, napaka...
From pawntry to toy pantry, another one -- a community e-library dedicated to providing free readings and sources to netizens, has popped up. Initially organized on Twitter by influencer Stefan Punongbayan and poet Alfonso Manalastas, the virtual library was created to upload and download PDFs of...
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...
