Community pantries were not likely to be allowed during NCR ECQ, according to MMDA chairperson. On Tuesday, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairperson Benhur Abalos said that community pantries were not likely to be allowed when the National Capital Region (NCR) shifted to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) this August. Metro Manila will be placed … Read more
The DOH appealed to senior citizens not to go out of their houses to line up in community pantries. The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday appealed to senior citizens not to go out of their houses to line up in community pantries. In a report on GMA News Online, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire … Read more
The local government of Quezon has issued guidelines on the operation of community pantries within the city. This was after the chaos at the pantry organized by actress Angel Locsin on her 36th birthday wherein a senior citizen waiting in line fainted and eventually passed away. Although Barangay Permit or Clearance will not be a … Read more
Several residents lined up at the Maginhawa Community Pantry in Quezon City were ticketed for violating the imposed curfew. When the curfew ended, people rushed to the pantry while authorities kept on reminding them to observe social distancing. “Napakahalaga po sa aming mag-asawa [nitong community pantry] dahil sa hirap ng buhay lalo na may pandemic,” … Read more