Members of the Eastern Police District (EPD) in Metro Manila have joined the noble cause of setting up community pantries for the needy, distributing not only food and other essentials but also Bibles.
Some 331 displaced workers from Dagupan have benefited from the emergency employment under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the DOLE.
Taguig activates its home service Covid-19 vaccination program aimed at inoculating bedridden senior citizens or those with underlying medical conditions.
"Hindi dapat ginagawa itong negative political weapon," said Senator Gatchalian appealing to local and other government officials to spare the now growing number of community pantries from being tainted by politics.