MANILA, Philippines — Grocery store owners have been dared by a youth group to set up their own versions of the community pantry to feed people whose jobs and livelihood were affected by the strict lockdowns placed amid a COVID-19 surge.
As a form of a visual protest, members of the Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (Spark) trooped to several grocery chains and took photos of themselves while raising placards questioning why rich and millionaire mall owners cannot emulate what ordinary citizens have done.
Several of the photos showed placards with the words “Kung kaya ng ordinaryong tao bakit hindi ng mga bilyonaryo” which literally translates to “If ordinary people can do it,…
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