MANILA, Philippines — Calling community pantries another form of “People Power” amid the pandemic, a lawmaker claimed Thursday that the national government wants to “hijack” the initiative and steal the narrative of Filipinos helping each other.
Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate made the remark amid the red-tagging and alleged police profiling of community pantry organizers and volunteers, which have led to the temporary closure of some of the community pantries.
“Worse, dahil naipakita this is another form of People Power, I think at kumalat na ito sa buong bansa for an almost 400 community pantries now scattered all over the country, gustong i-hijack ito, gusto nilang…
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