Grocery stores urged: Donate to community pantries

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon is encouraging grocery stores to donate to community pantries as a form of support to the individuals taking their time to organize such community charity. In a resolution…

PopCom hopes more pantries will hand out contraceptives to avoid unplanned pregnancies

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 05/05/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) hopes that more community pantries will give away contraceptives to help the government’s reproductive health programs and to avoid unintended pregnancies. PopCom pointed out in a statement…

7 ‘reasons’ why gov’t fears community pantries

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 04/26/2021

It was a very simple act. A young woman brought out a small bamboo cart filled with fresh vegetables, canned goods, and other essentials. On cardboard pieces, she scribbled “Community Pantry” and the very plain words that…

Lorenzana, Sobejana back community pantries, offer help

Frances Mangosing - Reporter / @FMangosingINQ 04/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines—Top Philippine defense and military officials have expressed support for the highly-popular community pantries and even offered help following a backlash on red-tagging by some counterinsurgency task force officials against people behind the pantries. “Kindness is…

Carbon Market vendors to open community pantries in selected barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Market Operations Division (MOD) will open community pantries at the barangays as response to the desire of Carbon Market vendors to help the community through this new movement. MOD Head,…

Labella urged to implement Food Bank ordinance

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon is asking Mayor Edgardo Labella to implement the Food Bank ordinance as the need for food has become apparent with the rise of community pantries in the country.…

No permits required for community pantries — Cebu City barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There will be no permits required of community pantries set up by residents in the city. The Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) through its president, ex-officio Councilor Franklyn Ong, told CDN Digital that…

Community pantries pop up in Cebu

Doris Mae Mondragon 04/20/2021

Dalaguete, Cebu–This pandemic has inspired so many ordinary people to help others and one example of this are the emergence of community pantries. When it comes to “Pagtinabangay”—a Cebuano word that means helping each other out in times…

Family sets up ‘Kusina sa Katawhan’ in Cordova

Futch Anthony Inso 04/20/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Community pantries are also sprouting up in Cebu with a family in Cordova town being one of the first in the island to set up one, which is about a week after the…

On community pantries

Kay Rivera - @inquirerdotnet 04/19/2021

Community pantries were all the talk across social media this week, with the Maginhawa Community Pantry being the first to generate media buzz. A community pantry is a service that provides food directly to locals suffering from…

Community pantries fill gaps amid ‘absent’ gov’t — Ex-VP Binay

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 04/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Community pantries started popping up in different neighborhoods due to the desire of Filipinos to look after one another amid an “absent” government, former Vice President Jejomar Binay said. “The message behind the rise…

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