MANILA, Philippines — Community pantries — areas where food packs and other agricultural produce donated by ordinary people are made available for families affected by strict lockdowns — have sprouted in different areas across Metro Manila which has been the epicenter of the country’s latest COVID-19 surge.
Photos circulating on social media showed community pantries popping out in different areas, just days after the first pantry along Maginhawa Street in Quezon City went viral on social media.
As of now, there are at least three community pantries in Metro Manila: the first version on Maginhawa, one in Padre Noval Street in Manila, and another in Matiyag…
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