EPD, other police units launch community pantries

The Eastern Police District (EPD) has established its own community pantry to provide essential goods to those severely affected by the quarantine measures.

The EPD pantry, situated in front of its headquarters in Pasig, offers food items, face masks, face shields, and reading materials.

This initiative by the EPD is inspired by the volunteerism demonstrated by the Maginhawa Community Pantry and operates on a similar give-and-take system.

In Central Visayas, police personnel have also opened their own community pantry, the "Tabang Community Pantry," near the Fuente Osmeña Circle in Cebu City.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Crime Laboratory Office-7 (RCLO-7) is distributing rice, noodles, sardines, milk, and coffee through this initiative.

This project was hatched in response to the call of their national headquarters to help the Cebuano community affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Community pantries have also popped up in other areas of Cebu City, including Lapu-Lapu City, Minglanilla, and Consolacion.

The Cebu City Hall has also organized a pantry to distribute vegetables, fruits, and goods from Carbon Public Market vendors.