German envoy donates goods to Maginhawa community pantry

German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel on Wednesday donated food items to the popular Maginhawa community pantry as she was “deeply impressed” by the Filipinos’ Bayanihan spirit amid the COVID-19 crisis.

In a Tweet, the German envoy posted photos of her meeting Ana Patricia Non, the pioneer organizer of the Maginhawa community pantry.

“Been at Maginhawa #CommunityPantry today, donated food items. Deeply impressed by the solidarity spirit of the Filipinos. Great respect for the volunteers and the initiative,” Reiffenstuel wrote.

The German Embassy in Manila also posted the same pictures on their official Facebook page.

Maginhawa community pantry was emulated by other concerned citizens from all over the country.

More community pantries opened not just in Metro Manila but also in other provinces.

Lately, a community pantry was also set up in Timor-Leste.

The pantry continues to serve more residents in Quezon City despite recent issues of red-tagging from government officials.—AOL, GMA News