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QCPD apologizes for red-tagging community pantries
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has apologized to community pantry organizers after sharing an unfounded social media post on April 19 that linked community pantries to the communist movement.
QCPD Director Police Brigadier General Antonio Yarra stated that red-tagging is not and will never be permitted by the QCPD.
The apology was issued after Anna Patricia Non, organizer of the Maginhawa Community Pantry, announced a temporary pause in operations due to safety concerns for volunteers.
Non said she was forced to close their site because the red-tagging by police and the NTF-ELCAC endangered the lives of their volunteers.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte expressed her full support for community pantries and their organizers.
The QCPD is reaching out to community pantry organizers, describing their initiative as a "noble cause" and expressing interest in supporting their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Quezon City People's Law Enforcement Board (QC PLEB) has formally asked the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) to explain its alleged red-tagging of the Maginhawa community pantry.
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The pioneering Maginhawa Community Pantry temporarily suspended operations due to alleged red-tagging by the Quezon City Police District and the National Task Force to ELCAC, leading to safety concerns for its organizers and volunteers.
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Quezon City Councilor Winnie Castelo has filed a resolution to honor Ana Patricia Non, the founder of the Maginhawa Community Pantry.
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Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has pledged to protect community pantry organizers and beneficiaries from alleged red-tagging by government security officials.
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Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez urged the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate the alleged red tagging of community pantry organizers.
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