By Billy Begas
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Tuesday condemned the reported harassment, profiling and red-tagging of community pantries.
“Why are you terrorizing those showing solidarity and concern for our poor people? Kasalanan na ba ang pagiging gutom dahil sa kapabayaan ng pamahalaan? Krimen na ba ang pagtulong sa mga nagugutom na mga kababayan natin?” asked Zarate.
Zarate also asked if the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) or National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) issued a memorandum for the police to question organizers of community pantry.
He said that police profiling “is not only shamelessly inhuman” but also violating the right to privacy of the organizers.
“Who are unchristian now? Sana bumalik naman sa inyo ang tumakas na ninyong sense of humanity and compassion,” Zarate added. “Profiling of community pantries have no basis and we will have this draconian move of the police investigated. Sa halip na tumulong sila para makabangon ang ating mga kababayang nagugutom dahil na din sa kapalpakan ng gobyerno ay tinatakot nyo pa ang mga tumutulong.”
Meanwhile, Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas reiterated her call for Congress to pass the P10K Ayuda bill.
“The spread of community pantries is a scathing indictment of Duterte’s failed pandemic response and outright refusal to provide sufficient cash subsidy despite trillions in loans. Wala dapat community pantry pero dahil sa kapalpakan ng gobyerno kinailangang kumilos at mag-inisyatiba ang masang naghihikahos,” Brosas said.
The Makabayan bloc filed House Bill 9089 seeking to provide P10,000 financial aid to 18 million low-income and poor families.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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