Maginhawa Community Pantry Organizer Announces Halting of Operation Due to Red-Tagging Issues
The Maginhawa community pantry has been temporarily closed due to the red-tagging issues, according to the organizer.
Maginhawa community pantry organizer Ana Patricia Non announced that the distribution of free foods, groceries and other essential products is suspended. Ana said that she wants to ensure the safety of the volunteers.
Patricia said that the Maginhawa community pantry along Maginhawa Street in Quezon City will be temporarily closed over red-tagging fears. They have also expressed their sadness over the suspension of their operation.
“Hindi magandang balita. Bukas po pause po muna ang #MaginhawaCommunityPantry para sa safety po namin ng mga volunteers, Malungkot po dahil hindi muna maipapamahagi ang goods na inihanda namin buong maghapon dahil po sa #RedTagging na nagaganap,” Non said.
The group shared the photos of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict involved in redtagging controversies during the previous years, which allegedly shares posts that the program is being used for propaganda of the CPP-NPA-NDF.
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Non said that people still have to wait for the next few days before the distribution of goods. Other pantries are also experiencing problems with cop.
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