The private sector has stepped in to help fight hunger and poverty in Metro Manila with the launch of a humanitarian food and relief goods distribution campaign dubbed as Lingküd Bayanihan Caravan.
Launched starting at the Hospicio de San Jose, a homeless shelter in Quiapo, Manila recently, the initiative was followed by a series of more house-to-house food drives in Manila, Quezon City and other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) to feed underprivileged residents of the metropolis, most of whom lost their source of income and livelihood amid stricter community quarantines imposed by the government to control the spread of Covid-19 infections.
The participants in the Lingküd Bayanihan Caravan included the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), Clean Air Philippines Movement Inc. (CAPMI), Vegetable Importers Exporters Vendors Association (VIEVA), Confederate Sentinels of God (CSG), Beta Sigma Fraternity Medical Group (BSFMG), and the League of Data-privacy and Cybersecurity Advocates of the Philippines (LeaDCAP). They were joined by the Philippine National Police, some NCR local government units (LGUs) and even some barangay officials.
“Lingkod meaning service and Bayanihan that also means working together, are two traditions deeply embedded in every Filipino blood. Let us awaken these spirits inside all of us now so we can truly help our suffering people as we fight this common enemy called Covid-19,” CAPMI president Atty. Leo O. Olarte, told reporters during an online news briefing during which he also appealed to good-natured Filipinos to continue supporting bayanihan initiatives to help feed those suffering from hunger in Metro Manila.
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