MANILA, Philippines — A large crowd—visibly not observing social distancing—showed up Friday at the birthday community pantry organized by actress Angel Locsin in Quezon City.
The crowd swelled by the minute to the point that Locsin herself had to personally appeal to the crowd to observe social distancing.
One of Locsin’s staffers, Rosalito Pagpag, said stubs were given to those who lined up for the free food assistance and other essential items—some of whom arrived as early as 4:30 a.m.
Pagpag acknowledged that the number of people who showed up at the community pantry made it difficult to impose social distancing measures, even to the point that he had to appeal to th…
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