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Community pantry or sharing of excess goods within barangays has slowly becoming, not a trend but a daily source of inspiration for people who badly needed assistance in whatever form it may be.

Out of frustrations and inaction from leaders who are supposed to be taking care of these people, community pantries have sprouted, contagious as it pushed private citizens to copy and make it happen in their areas.

Private citizens who have excess kinds and goods started the initiative in Maginhawa Street in Quezon City and it attracted a lot of nice reactions and remarks from people from all walks of life.

“Kumuha lang po nang naayon sa pangangailangan,” is the only rule for everyone who wish to get his or her part of the pantry.

P. Noval Community Pantry (Facebook)

Then in Sampaloc area, along P. Noval Street, people there borrowed the advocacy and started the P. Noval Community Pantry within the barangay.

This weekend in West Crame in San Juan, the Bukas Loob sa Diyos (AFP/PNP) initiated its own community pantry and named it Community Pantry Pilipinas, inspired by the Maginhawa Community Pantry.

Facebook page Digital Filipina shared a livestream video and photos of the distribution of goods and kinds with additional donations shared by other affluent members of the community.

Watch the livestream video here.

Parang Community Pantry (Facebook)

In Marikina, folks there also started their Parang Community Pantry as their answer to the needs of their fellow community members.

The Maginhawa Community Pantry has evolved and now became a part of a community’s effort to help within their reach people who have none or with limited source of daily needs during the pandemic.

Maginhawa Community Pantry (Facebook)

“Ang daming inquiries and doubts tungkol sa honesty at ugali ng mga tao. Baka daw pakyawin ng isa o ‘di talaga mga mahihirap ang kumuha. Valid naman ang concern, salamat po,” wrote Ana Patricia Non, who started it all, in her Facebook account

“Para matanggal natin sa isip natin na ganid sila o mapanglamang. Focus tayo sa mga tunay na ganid at may utang sa mamamayan!,” explained Non.

In his Facebook, Lionell Macahilig from Manila Bulletin and Raconteur PH, asked for everyone’s support for advocacies and initiatives like these sprouting community pantries.

If you know or your community is also doing this advocacy, share it to us and we will share your stories here.

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