The community pantry initiative, which emerged at the height of the pandemic, will be adopted to address hunger under the administration of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan if they succeed in the May 9 elections.
Community pantry founder Patricia Non was among the
Cash aid proponent says community-led food banks a valuable part of pandemic responseÂ
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THE LEGISLATOR who is pushing for an across-the-board cash aid for Filipinos supports the emergence of community pantries, saying these initiatives contribute to an âall hands-on deckâ response to the coronavirus pandemic. Â
âLet the private sector continue to do what theyâre doing well â such as setting up and maintaining community pantries. The roles of the private sector and the national government in battling the effects of the pandemic should always be complementary,â Marikina City Representative Stella Luz A. Quimbo said in a Viber message to
Gag order on Parlade not the appropriate response, says Lacson
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Solcom commander and NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. As far as Senator Panfilo Lacson is concerned, a gag order is not the appropriate response for Southern Luzon Command chief Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. amid his controversial remarks against community pantry organizers. In a statement on Monday, Lacson cited a law Article XVI, Sec. 5, Paragraph 4 of the 1987 Constitution that bars an active member of the military from being appointed or designated in any capacity to a civilian position in the government. Aside from being Solcom commander, Parlade is the spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
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