Philippine community pantries inspired by Malaysia's 'white flag' movement

Volunteers of Defend Jobs Philippines will fan out across Sampaloc, Manila, to pick up food items from homes with green flags and deliver them to homes with red flags on Aug 6 when Metro Manila comes under hard lockdown. — DJP

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): With stricter quarantine restrictions looming or already reinstated in many parts of the country to curb an increase in Covid-19 cases, community organisers have begun thinking of new and creative ways to get help where it is needed.

One initiative asks families in Sampaloc, Manila, to display a piece of red or green cloth or flag outside their houses. Red means they need food while green indicates they have items to donate.