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Authorities deny profiling of community pantry organizers, need for barangay permit
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 20) The Philippine National Police refuted on Tuesday reports about organizers of community pantries being profiled by its personnel.
“There is no order from the National Headquarters to conduct any form of profiling of organizers of community pantries,” said PNP chief Gen. Debold Sinas in a statement.
He said the PNP is aware that community pantries are an expression of bayanihan, and the police have no intention to interfere “but to serve the best interest of law and order and public safety in such public activities.”
Privacy body calls on PNP to look into alleged profiling of community pantry organizers By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Published April 20, 2021 11:00am The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Tuesday called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to look into reports of alleged profiling of organizers of community pantries. This, after Anna Patricia Non, the organizer of Maginahawa Community Pantry in Quezon City, said they would temporarily halt their operation for the safety of their volunteers amid the alleged red-tagging. The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict has allegedly posted graphics on its Facebook page linking community pantry initiatives to the communist movement. The Quezon City Police District has also posted a similar graphic on its Facebook page.
Photo courtesy of Altermidya Network)
“Not being required, and in fact prohibited by law, the organizers should not be forced, and are within their right, to refuse to sign any disclosure forms. Lest some of the red-faced government officials forget, the 1987 Constitution recognizes the right of all citizens to participate in governmental and societal concerns, and mandates that these rights shall not be abridged.”
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – “Leave them alone for you already did.”
This is the statement of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) after the red-tagging of the community pantries and its organizers which prompted the Maginhawa Community Pantry to temporarily halt its operation today, April 20.
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+ LAST week, 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non started a community pantry along Maginhawa St., Quezon City.
The concept of a community pantry is simple give what you can and you take what you need. It is a small stall containing a handful of products ranging from vegetables, fruits, canned goods, sanitary items, and snacks. These goods are made available for everyone in the local community. Those who wish to donate items to the pantry are encouraged to give in kind but those who want to give in cash are also welcome to do so.
After Non started her community pantry, other individuals across the country followed suit. In Davao City, we have community pantries along Roxas Ave., Mulig, Matina, Cabaguio, and even the one at the Davao City Jail in Ma-a, to name a few.