MANILA, Philippines — The community pantry in Pandacan, Manila City, has closed as its organizers fear being red-tagged especially after police allegedly profiled them early this week.
Marikit Arellano, the community pantry’s organizer, announced this Thursday via a Facebook post on a page named Community Pantry PH.
“Napagdesisyonan na po namin itigil ang CP (community pantry) sa aming area Pandacan dahil nababahala po ang aking pamilya na baka ma-red tag po kami,” Arellano said.
(We have decided to close the community pantry in the Pandacan area because my family is worried that we might be red-tagged.)
Arellano explained they filled up a form from the police on Mo…
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