More Negros police stations put up community pantries

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

 

BACOLOD City – More than ten police stations in Negros Occidental put up community pantries in their respective areas.

Escalante City Police Station and Toboso Municipal Police Station were among the first that started the community pantry on April 20, followed by the police stations of Sagay City, Murcia town, Binalbagan town, Valladolid town, San Enrique town, Isabela town, Bago City, Cadiz City, Sipalay City, Cauayan town.

The 1st and 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company also took an initiative to put up the same.

This project by Nocppo will be dubbed as BARANGAYANIHAN.

Other police stations will also have their community pantry.

The provincial police force replicated the charitable deed of the Maginhawa Community Pantry, which exemplifies the bayanihan spirit among the people in the community amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

The stations will initially provide the goods, along with donations from stakeholders and benevolent donors.

This is open to all and those who lack basic can take whatever they need, while those who have something to give can leave the goods at the pantry.

Police Colonel Romy Palgue, provincial director of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo), in a statement, said that the good thing about the pandemic is it reminded everyone of the importance of showing compassion and love to others by sharing.