MANILA, Philippines — “Di na ba pwedeng tumulong sa kapwa? Di na ba pwedeng magsalita ng iyong saloobin?”
(Is helping people no longer allowed? Are we not entitled to say what we want to say?)
Senator Nancy Binay posed this question as she decried the red-tagging against organizers of community pantries, which are aimed to help those in need through food and essential goods donated by private citizens.
“My heart goes to Patreng (Ana Patricia Non), who has been maliciously red-tagged for having a heart for the poor. Ganyan na ba ka-paranoid na pati ang pagtulong sa kapwa ay minamasama? Anong ambag n’yo?” Binay said in a statement Tuesday.
(Is this how paranoid you are, t…
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