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- They have given noodles, rice, and macaroni to its local government unit to be distributed to each household.
- The Kapamilya channel was praised by netizens for its prompt action for the people’s pleas for more food.
Media giant ABS-CBN gained praises after they sent relief goods to the citizens of Sitio San Roque, Quezon City.
1,200 boxes of noodles, 505 sacks of rice, and 78,000 kilos of macaroni were received by the local government unit to be distributed to its constituents. In a video uploaded to the channel’s official news Twitter account, the real sense of “bayanihan” was shown as a group of men helped each other unload a truck.
Bilang bahagi ng #PantawidNgPagibig, hinatiran ng ABS-CBN ng 505 sako ng bigas, 1,200 kahon ng noodles at nasa 78,000 kilo ng macaroni ang mga taga-Sitio San Roque sa Brgy. Pag-asa, Quezon City. | via Weng Paraan, ABS-CBN News #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/pBeB3uRljk
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) April 2, 2020
On April 1, 21 people were arrested after they demanded food aid and other assistance. The Quezon City Police District stated that the protesters are residents of Sitio San Roque. The LGU denied the claims that they haven’t been giving a fair amount of help to all the Quezon City residents, saying there has been “continuous distribution of food packs throughout the city, both from the local government and the barangays to ensure that affected families are looked after during this crisis period.”
With ABS-CBN’s prompt response to help the citizens with their needs, netizens commended its actions.
Good job, ABS-CBN sa mabilis na pagtulong sa mga nagugutom na pamilya sa Brgy. San Roque at Brgy. Pag-asa, QC! Bakit di kayang magawa ng LGU yan? Dami namang resources eh https://t.co/cwdiarhG7k
— Ninja Moves LANG (@Kiwi_NinjaMoves) April 2, 2020
Television host Gretchen Ho even said that it is supposed to be the way to solve problems, and not by harassment.
Problem solved.
This is how you do it.
Nope, not by violence or harassment. https://t.co/roMIaqjoEY— Gretchen Ho (@gretchenho) April 2, 2020
Other netizens also thanked the Kapamilya network.
Salamat ABS-CBN sa lahat ng tulong na inyong pinapahatid sa kapwa natin Pilipino. #ThankYouABSCBN https://t.co/IuizM9uVti
— Jonathan Manalo (@JonathanManalo) April 2, 2020
Ayan! Tulungan hindi hilahan!! #protectthepeople https://t.co/J9vNM92P24
— Jerome Vargas (@TheJeromeVargas) April 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/woogieboo/status/1245656838944608259
Nagpapasalamat sa agarang pagtugon ng ABS CBN Sagip Kapamilya/Pantawid ng Pag-Ibig sa kalagayan ng mga mamamamayan sa San Roque.
Dumating kahapon ang truck-truck ng tulong, na nagmula lamang sa isang tawag upang kamustahin ang kalagayan ng lugar. #ThankYouABSCBN pic.twitter.com/uC3M1VP0nx
— Jonathan Manalo (@JonathanManalo) April 2, 2020
ABS-CBN provides food and relief for Sitio San Roque community whose residents protested hunger but were arrested instead. This is how you address the problem of hunger. Not by brute force or fascist threats, but by actual aid. #TulongHindiKulong https://t.co/4c52KizMo2
— Renato Reyes, Jr. (@natoreyes) April 2, 2020
Nationwide, COVID-19 cases have risen to 2,633, with 107 deaths and 51 recoveries.
