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Community pantry organizer heartened by bayanihan amid relief ops
Patricia "Patreng" Non shared photos of people getting together to pack and serve food despite the stormy weather.
'Tuwing may ganap ang Community Pantry PH relief ops man o hindi lagi pa din ako nagugulat kung gaano kagaling, kababait at mapagbigay ng mga tao,' she said.
Patreng said that she is not romanticizing calamities and the pandemic, but it is during times like these that show 'kung paano natin nae-empower ang isa't isa at kung paano natin nire-reclaim ang rights natin tulad ng safe na space at pagkain gaano man kahirap ang sitwasyon.'
'Babangon at kikilos ang mga tao para sa isa't isa.'
She added the volunteers and kitchen organizers are not in politics but are always willing to serve.
'Sana eventually makuha na din natin yung mga tamang serbisyo para sa atin so we can do so much more for ourselves, our family at sa ating community,' she said.
'Yakap! Maraming salamat sa lahat ng kitchen organizers!'
On Tuesday, Patreng said that relief operations are underway, with the goal of bringing food to the people affected by the floods in Metro Manila and nearby areas.
By afternoon, there were already 101 community kitchens.
Patreng Non is one of the organizers of the Maginhawa Community pantry that was set up to provide people with free food during the COVID-19 pandemic and was replicated in many areas.
According to PAGASA's morning bulletin on Wednesday, Tropical Depression Dante maintains its strength as it moves northwestward over the Philippine Sea.
The Southwest Monsoon or Habagat is forecast to continue bringing moderate to sometimes intense rains over Metro Manila and several provinces.
—Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News
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