Defend Jobs Philippines said Monday it would bring its mobile community pantry to Sampaloc, Manila to ensure that the underprivileged have access to food and essentials when the lockdown or ECQ starts on Aug. 6.
The mobile pantry campaign will start operationson the first day of the ECQ. Those who will hang a red flag or cloth outside their homes will be given aid while those who want to donate are asked to hang green flags, the labor group said.
The campaign was inspired by the White Flag movement in Malaysia, where struggling residents wave a white flag outside their homes to appeal for food and other essentials.
Defend Jobs Philippines encourages the public to replicate the movement in their localities during the lockdown in Metro Manila, which will last until August 20.