The founder of the Maginhawa community pantry Patreng Non sees the appointment of Cavite 7th District Rep. Boying Remulla as the next justice secretary to be "very uncomfortable," recalling the time when the latter red-tagged the initiative she pioneered amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Remulla has been tapped by presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ).
"Very uncomfortable na si Rep. Boying Remulla na ang DOJ Sec. Di ko malilimutan ‘yung mga accusation niya sa Community Pantry PH noong nakaraang taon sa Congress," Non wrote on Facebook.
"Ang sama sa loob na akusahan tayong mga pantry organizer na nagpapasikat dahil may posts tayo. Di man lang inisip na ito ‘yung nag-iinform sa public kung saan may existing pantries para madaling puntahan ng mga nangangailangan at donors," she added.
Non noted that community pantries started as a "movement of love and kindness to help people amid the COVID-19 crisis yet Remulla threw baseless accusations against the initiative. This has prompted Non and other community pantry organizers to temporarily suspend their operations in fear for their lives.
"Movement ng love and kindness sa buong bansa pero pinag-iisipan ng masama yung mga nagtutulungan," she said. "Di ko alam kung anong justice system ang magkakaroon tayo."
