MANILA, Philippines — Community pantries shouldn’t be publicized in social media to avoid being politicized, Cavite Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla, a point branded as an “insult” by a fellow lawmaker.
During a House briefing on Wednesday,Remulla said that helping those in need should be done “wholeheartedly” without having the need to announce their action, adding that this contradicts the true spirit of “bayanihan.”
“Ang pag-publicize sa pagtulong sa tao ay hindi magandang gawain kasi nagkakaroon na ng agenda na kakaiba sa totoong spirit ng bayanihan,” Remulla said without naming anyone by way of example.
(Publicizing the act of helping people is not a good thing,…
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