Minority Senator Francis Pangilinan advised the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to reprimand National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr., “for conduct unbecoming an officer and for violating civilian supremacy over the military.”
“Ganyan na ba ka-paranoid na pati ang pagtulong sa kapwa ay minamasama? Anong ambag n’yo?” Sen. Nancy Binay asked
Manila’s Catholic bishop has encouraged the parishes to set up their own “community pantries” as another initiative to reach out to those in need amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Palace spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after former Vice President Jejomar Binary claimed community pantries existed because of the government being “absent” in providing Filipinos’ basic necessities.