MANILA, Philippines — Some community pantries are being used as propaganda to push for a certain political agenda, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said Monday.
Malaya made the remark as the DILG banned putting up posters and names of “epal” individuals in the community pantries. The so-called “epal” individuals, usually politicians, are those who put signs showing their names and images on their projects.
“We have always been consistent in our call that community pantries must be independent of politics, whether it is right-wing politics, central politics, or left-wing politics because we have noticed that the community pa…
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