MANILA, Philippines – While community pantries are becoming quite common in the Philippines nowadays, a community pantry in Silang, Cavite has captured the interest of netizens because of its unique concept.
Stock box community pantry organizer Marvin Garcia has shared several photos of witty signages displayed in his pantry on his Facebook account. Netizens praised Garcia not only for his generosity and dedication to the community but also for his sense of humor.
“Trending po tayo mga ka-pantry! May food ka na, may comic relief pa!” he wrote in the caption.
Check out the witty signages of the community pantry.
According to Garcia, the video of six women taking all the goods at a certain community pantry prompted him to come up with the humorous reminders. He believes that the witty signages will gently remind the public to just get what they need without sounding offensive.
"We don't want to offend anyone. So we thought of a fun way to tell them," Garcia explained.
To help Filipinos badly hit by the pandemic, Ana Patricia Non started a community pantry in Maginhawa Street in Quezon City shortly after the reimposition of COVID-19 lockdowns in the NCR Plus Bubble.
With the slogan “Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan, kumuha batay sa pangangailangan”, the community pantry concept was quickly adapted by several communities all over the Philippines as a means to help needy Filipinos even outside the Greater Manila Area.
While many community pantries offer free fruits, vegetables, grocery goods and other food items, a number of community pantries have provided unique items such as shoes and slipper from the country’s shoe capital Marikina, potted plants from University of the Philippines Los Baños, as well as various seedlings of fruit-bearing trees and vegetables from DENR-NCR Technical Services Office in Diliman, Quezon City.
— Mini, The Summit Express
Stock box community pantry organizer Marvin Garcia has shared several photos of witty signages displayed in his pantry on his Facebook account. Netizens praised Garcia not only for his generosity and dedication to the community but also for his sense of humor.
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| PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/ Marvin Garcia |
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| PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/ Marvin Garcia |
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| PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/ Marvin Garcia |
“Trending po tayo mga ka-pantry! May food ka na, may comic relief pa!” he wrote in the caption.
Check out the witty signages of the community pantry.
STOCK BOX COMMUNITY PANTRY Trending po tayo mga ka-pantry! May food ka na, may comic relief pa! 🤣
Posted by Marvin Garcia on Monday, April 26, 2021
According to Garcia, the video of six women taking all the goods at a certain community pantry prompted him to come up with the humorous reminders. He believes that the witty signages will gently remind the public to just get what they need without sounding offensive.
"We don't want to offend anyone. So we thought of a fun way to tell them," Garcia explained.
To help Filipinos badly hit by the pandemic, Ana Patricia Non started a community pantry in Maginhawa Street in Quezon City shortly after the reimposition of COVID-19 lockdowns in the NCR Plus Bubble.
With the slogan “Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan, kumuha batay sa pangangailangan”, the community pantry concept was quickly adapted by several communities all over the Philippines as a means to help needy Filipinos even outside the Greater Manila Area.
While many community pantries offer free fruits, vegetables, grocery goods and other food items, a number of community pantries have provided unique items such as shoes and slipper from the country’s shoe capital Marikina, potted plants from University of the Philippines Los Baños, as well as various seedlings of fruit-bearing trees and vegetables from DENR-NCR Technical Services Office in Diliman, Quezon City.
— Mini, The Summit Express
