Recto: Community pantries need food, not red tags, red tape

Those who see red in community pantry projects “should have their hearts examined,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said on Tuesday.

“Community pantries need more food bags, not red tags, nor red tape,” he said.

“Let them bloom wherever they sprout, regardless of who planted them. Bureaucracy has no business throwing a shade over this pure expression of people’s power,” Recto said.

He said community pantries require no state franchise, nor government permit, nor police clearance.

“The business of helping your neighbor, as God commanded, requires no business permit from man. These have become self-policing projects by a disciplined populace. The police should, in fact, commend the organizers instead of censuring them,” Recto said.

“The community pantry is no monopoly of any group. It is not a patented venture. An individual or group can start their own. It is open to all colors in our political rainbow,” he said.

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