On April 20, 2021, the Maginhawa Community Pantry temporarily halted its operation after the initiator, Ana Patricia Non, posted on facebook her experience on PNP profiling efforts and red-tagging done by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Thus, Non sought protection from Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte.
Community Pantry initiator, Non, expressed her fear for the safety of herself and her family as there are false accusations about her being linked with the communists.
She said “I have bad news. Tomorrow [Tuesday] we will put the #MaginhawaCommunityPantry on pause for the safety of our volunteers.”
Non shut down the allegations about her being a member of rebels.
In an online press conference, GMA reporter Tina Panganiban-Perez threw an interrogating kind of question, “Meron ka nga bang links to communist groups?”
Non said, “Para lang po malinaw, wala po. Tigilan na po natin ‘yung mga ganitong pambibintang kasi napaka-delikado po eh lalo na po sa panahon ngayon.
“Wala po akong links sa Communist Party [of the Philippines] and napaka … pasensya na po pero ang dumi po ng question na ‘yan kasi po last thing na kailangan ko pong i-explain sa mga tao kung ano ba ako, sino ba ako. Kasi, malinaw ang intensyon ko gusto ko lang na may mai-set-up na community pantry and makakain ‘yung mga tao… may maipantawid gutom.”
Non clarified that her sole purpose of initiating a community pantry was because of Bayanihan and not for personal agenda. Amid the pandemic, Non wanted to help those people who are in dire help.
The idea of having a community pantry was derived from the food banks in Australia and the United States. The red-tagging invalidated the efforts of those who built several community pantries and that the spirit of Bayanihan was misunderstood as threatening acts.
The public sparked uproar upon knowing the false red-tagging on Non.
Netizens were angered.
Tweets from different personalities arose.
Danilo Arao, tweeted his dismay at how the media asked Non about her ties with the communists, “DEAR JOURNO: To ask a red-tagged person if he or she is a communist is to assume truth behind a baseless accusation. Please be more professional and ethical. Two words: Nakakahiya ka!”
DEAR JOURNO: To ask a red-tagged person if he or she is a communist is to assume truth behind a baseless accusation. Please be more professional and ethical. Two words: Nakakahiya ka!
— Danilo Arao (@dannyarao) April 20, 2021
The comedian, Pokwang, also tweeted about how scary it is to help the less fortunate during these times. Pokwang said, “Dios ko po nakakatakot na tumulong na re-redtag agaaadd!!! @cnnphilippines watching now katakot…”
Dios ko po nakakatakot na tumulong na re red tag agaaadd!!! @cnnphilippines watching now katakot…
— marietta subong (@pokwang27) April 20, 2021
Another tweet came from the actress, Alessandra De Rossi saying “How to spot a vulnerable narcissist… Ayaw nya pag di nya idea. Kailangan sya nakaisip or else ilalagay ka nya sa impyerno for coming up with one. Been there. 😪”
How to spot a vulnerable narcissist…
Ayaw nya pag di nya idea.
Kailangan sya nakaisip or else ilalagay ka nya sa impyerno for coming up with one.
Been there. 😪— alessandra de rossi (@msderossi) April 20, 2021
A Netizen named John Molo, tweeted that communists are found in the West Philippine Sea and not in the community pantry. His tweet was ‘Once again, if its communists you seek, they are there in the West Philippine Sea.
“To see rebels or invaders in a “community pantry”, raises a question of priorities…or an issue of wrong spelling.'”
Once again, if its communists you seek, they are there in the West Philippine Sea.
To see rebels or invaders in a "community pantry", raises a question of priorities…or an issue of wrong spelling.— John Molo (@iamJohnMolo) April 20, 2021
The famous educator vlogger, Lyqa Maravilla tweeted, “Kung ayaw ninyong pumila ang taumbayan sa community pantries, have government personnel deliver goods to them instead. Kaso “walang budget” para diyan, no?
“Wala na kasing pera. Now, kung walang maitutulong, huwag na lang humarang, ‘di ba? Yun lang naman.”
Kung ayaw ninyong pumila ang taumbayan sa community pantries, have government personnel deliver goods to them instead.
Kaso “walang budget” para diyan, no?
“Wala na kasing pera.”Now, kung walang maitutulong,
huwag na lang humarang, ‘di ba?Yun lang naman.
🤷🏻♀️— Lyqa Maravilla (@lyqamaravilla) April 20, 2021
Reporter Jeff Canoy also tweeted his dismay “Kasalanan na pala ngayon ang Bayanihan.”
Kasalanan na pala ngayon ang bayanihan.
— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) April 20, 2021
Shortly, after the shutdown of the community pantry initiated by Non, Netizens again rage their anger and #OustDuterte was again the trending topic on twitter.
