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In the past week, Filipinos have been setting up their own makeshift pantries to help their respective communities get the goods they need while on quarantine.
This comes after Ana Patricia “Patreng” Non set up her own bamboo cart in Maginhawa, Quezon City, filled with basic necessities such as vegetables, rice, canned goods, face masks, and alcohol. The cart came with two small cardboard signs – one that read “Maginhawa Community Pantry,” and the other that outlined the pantry’s simple working principle: “Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan, kumuha batay sa pangangailangan.” (From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.)
Non’s community pantry quickly became viral on social media and garnered significant media coverage. Residents from nearby areas flocked to the pantry over the weekend, and they received donations from farmers in places as far as Paniqui, Tarlac.
The project has since inspired other Filipinos to start similar initiatives in their areas to keep each other afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. When asked what advice she could give to encourage others to set up their own pantries, Non emphasized such initiatives require a “community effort” and cannot be sustained by a single person alone.
“Kung buong community ang tutulong masu-sustain siya, hindi imposible…. Hangga’t may nangangailangan, hangga’t may nagbibigay rin,” Non said.
(If the whole community works together, it will be sustained. It’s not impossible. It will work as long as there are people in need and there are those willing to give.)
Here are a few other places where you can donate goods and basic necessities:
Luzon
Bicol
- Barangay Del Rosario, Baao, Camarines Sur
- Bushido Restaurant, Rizal Street, Barangay Del Rosario, Baao, Camarines Sur
- San Vicente, Baao, Camarines Sur
- Claudia’s Restaurant, Aguinaldo Street, Barangay Poblacion, Tigaon, Camarines Sur
- Grandvale II (Deca 2) San Felipe, Naga City, Camarines Sur
- Guevarra Street, Barangay San Roque, Iriga City, Camarines Sur
- Teacups Calabanga, San Antonio Poblacion, Calabanga, Camarines Sur
- Barangay Bagumbayan Sur, Naga City
- Happy Homes, Barangay Concepcion Pequena, Naga City
- Spillway, Barangay Doña Clara, Naga City
- Igualdad, Naga City
- San Juan, Pili, Camarines Sur
Cagayan Valley
- Alicia, Isabela
- Barangay Casili, Camalaniugan, Cagayan
- Barangay Annafunan East, Tuguegarao City
- Barangay Centro 11, Tuguegarao City
Calabarzon
- Flatwhite Cafe, Hilltop Road, Batangas City
- Lucia’s Cafe, Barangay Marawoy, Lipa City, Batangas
- LBN Malvar, Barangay Santiago, Malvar, Batangas
- P. Laygo Street, Lipa City, Batangas
- Bailen Town Plaza, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite
- Simbahan ng Hesus Nazareno, Helping, Barangay Luzviminda II, Dasmariñas City, Cavite
- Barangay. Alapan I-A, Imus, Cavite
- Purok 4 Windvalley, Barangay Dila, Bay, Laguna
- Tarikan, Sala, Cabuyao City, Laguna
- Sitio Poblacion, Barangay Concepcion, Lumban, Laguna
- Bagumbayan Elementary School, Sta. Cruz, Laguna
- Barangay Poblacion II, Sta. Cruz, Laguna
- Batong Malake, Los Baños, Laguna
- Tuntungin-Putho Multi-Purpose Hall, Los Baños, Laguna
- Block 33 Lot 4 Golden City Subdivision, Barangay Dila, Sta. Rosa, Laguna
- IFI Church, Barangay Gatid, Sta. Cruz, Laguna
- Lot 5 and 6, Ella Street Torres Subdivision. Ilayang Iyam, Lucena City, Quezon
- San Pedro Apostol Parish, Barangay Poblacion, San Pedro, Laguna
- Barangay Lumingon, Tiaong, Quezon
- Tayabas, Quezon
- #85 JL Myers Street, San Juan Heights Subdivision, Barangay Mahabang Parang, Binangonan, Rizal
CAR
Central Luzon
- 011 Sampaloc Street, Barangay Landing, Limay, Bataan
- Mariveles, Bataan
- MacArthur Highway, Malolos, Bulacan
- Masagana Homes, Guiguinto, Bulacan
- San Jose Esposo de Maria Church, Barangay San Jose, San Miguel, Bulacan
- Barangay Camp Tinio, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
- College of the Immaculate Conception Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
- Del Pilar Street, Barangay Sangitan West, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
- Freedom Park, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
- Jasmine Street, Villa Ofelia, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
- Purok 5 Barangay Bagumbayan, Llanera, Nueva Ecija
- Magsaysay St. Poblacion Sur, Rizal, Nueva Ecija
- San Bartolome Parish, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija
- San Ricardo National High School, Talavera, Nueva Ecija
- Barangay Sta. Cruz, Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija
- Apo Road, Barangay Sto. Domingo, Angeles City, Pampanga
- Astro Park, Angeles City, Pampanga
- Barangay Sta Teresita, Angeles City, Pampanga
- Barangay. San Nicolas, San Fernando, Pampanga
- Pandayan Bookshop, Consunji Street, San Fernando City, Pampanga
- Sitio Pandan Covered Court, Anupul, Bamban, Tarlac
- Barangay Del Pilar, Castillejos, Zambales
Ilocos Region
- 14 Rizal Street, Barangay Poblacion East, Agno, Pangasinan
- Barangay Tamaro, Bayambang, Pangasinan
- Barangay Tapuac, Dagupan City, Pangasinan
Metro Manila
- 6th Street corner C3, Caloocan City
- 19 General Tirona Street, Barangay 138, Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City
- Asistio Street, Grace Park East, Caloocan City
- St Eugene De Mazenod Avenue, Grace Park, Caloocan City
- Apollo II, Moonwalk, Las Piñas
- Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City
- Agno Side, Br. Andrew Gonzales Hall, De La Salle University, Malate, Manila
- De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde AKIC Campus, Arellano St., Malate, Manila
- Espiritu corner Estrada Street, Barangay Singalong, Malate, Manila
- Matimyas Street, Sampaloc, Manila
- Most Holy Trinity Parish, Calabash Road, Balic-Balic, Sampaloc, Manila
- Plaza Roma, Intramuros, Manila
- P. Noval Street, Manila
- Polytechnic University of the Philippines Main Campus (main gate), Santa Mesa, Manila
- Block 46, Malunggay Street, Barangay Tumana, Marikina City
- 130 DRP Compound, National Road, Tunasan, Muntinlupa City
- BF Northwest, Parañaque City
- 212 Robles Street, Barangay Manggahan, Pasig City
- Barangay Manggahan, Pasig City
- Pasig Greenpark Village, Barangay Manggahan, Pasig City
- Barangay Saint Peter Hall, Cordillera Street, Cor. Scout Oscar M. Alcaraz Street, Santa Mesa Heights, Quezon City
- Vic Mari Compound, Palm Road, Baesa, Quezon City
- Unang Hakbang, Quezon City
- Palosapis Street, Barangay Amihan, Project 3, Quezon City
- Mother Ignacia Street, cor Sct. Bayoran, Quezon City
- 63 Narra Street, Project 3, Barangay Claro, Quezon City
- 7th Avenue corner Liberty, Barangay Socorro, Quezon City
- Aurora Boulevard, Katipunan Valley, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
- Bayaya Street, Barangay Bungad, Quezon City
- Church of Christ, Palosapis Street, Barangay Amihan, Project 3, Quezon City.
- Kalayaan Avenue, Quezon City
- Loyola Heights, Quezon City
- Matatag Street, Quezon City
- Matiyaga Street, Quezon City
- 11 Molave Street, North Signal Village, Taguig City
- Barangay Hagonoy, Taguig City
- Dulong Bayan Facility, Bambang, Taguig City
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish, M. L. Quezon Street, Lower Bicutan, Taguig City
- Orange County Village, G. Lazaro St., Dalandanan, Valenzuela City
Mimaropa
Visayas
Central Visayas
- Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol
- S. Osmeña Street, Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City
- Barangay Piapi, Dumaguete City
- S. Osmeña Street, Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City
Western Visayas
- Pastrana Corner 19 Martyrs Street, Kalibo, Aklan
- Sitio Din-Iwid, Station 1, Barangay Balabag, Malay, Aklan
- Brgy. Egaña, Sibalom, Antique
- Concentrix Mandalagan, Carmelite Church, Bacolod City
- Suntal Building, Circumferential Road, Bangga Cory Highway, Bacolod City
- Pototan, Iloilo
- Barangay Mansaya, Lapuz, Iloilo City
- Uswag Gym, La Paz, Iloilo City
- 12th Street, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
- Barangay 27, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
Mindanao
Northern Mindanao
- Aurora Street, Zone 3, Barangay Agusan, Cagayan de Oro City
- Babu Kwan, Aguinaldo Street, Cagayan de Oro City
- Holy Rosary Petron gas station, CM Recto Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City
- RVS Plaza, Barangay Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City
- Zone 4, Sitio Pasil, Barangay Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City
- Barangay Maria Cristina, Fuentes, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
- Barangay Tubod, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
- Nuestra Señora Del Carmen Chapel, Del Carmen, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
- Purok 5, Barangay Canaway, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
- Purok Manuang, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
- Upper Hinaplanon, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
- Zone Saturn, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
Groups like the Among Us Relief Initiatives are supporting communities that would like to build their own community pantries in their areas. You may reach Fatsen Amano at 09173296743 or Shara Mae Landicho at 09195488500 for more information.
You may also check this story out for detailed instructions on how to start your own community pantry.
Feel free to share photos and videos of your pantries by filling up this form, and tag us at @MovePH and @rapplerdotcom on Twitter and use the hashtag #CommunityPantry. – Rappler.com
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