Ana Patricia Non of Maginhawa pantry bares receiving rape, death threats

Ana Patricia Non, whose Maginhawa Community Pantry started a trend of similar initiatives across the country, on Tuesday said she has been receiving rape and death threats.

Non said the threats were taking a toll on her physical well-being, adding that she canceled meetings and interviews because she was already overwhelmed.

"Kasabay nito iniisip ko yung death threat at rape threats sa akin kaninang umaga. Iniisip ko din paano ba finally kontakin si food panda kasi gabi gabi may umoorder pa din under my number," Non wrote on Facebook.

(I've been bombarded with death threats and rape threats since this morning. I am thinking of how I will finally contact Food Panda because someone's been using my number to order food.)

Non last month had to suspend the operation of her pantry for one day after she was red-tagged by government forces. She resumed operations after being promised security by the Quezon City government.

In her Facebook post, Non also lamented that she could not go to his scheduled photo sessions because she does not have any security personnel to keep her safe.

With this, Non said she will prioritize the operations of her community pantry, adding that she will take a break from photo opportunities and interviews.

"Yun din naman po kasi talaga dahilan bakit ko to sinimulan di for publicity. (I'm doing this for the community pantry and not for publicity)," she said.

She also advised those who have queries about their pantries to visit Community Pantry PH Facebook page and check their frequently asked questions.  

Several lawmakers and local officials have lauded Non's selfless act of donating food for lockdown-hit residents in their neighborhood. 

However, police and government's task force against insurgency started accusing Non for being involved in communist rebel ties which caused the pantry's temporary closure.  —Consuelo Marquez/KBK, GMA News