Shopping for necessities is very convenient for those with access to a community group on Facebook or Viber. I turned to my village community group on Facebook. “Pabili” services (errand services such as “Buy/get this for me and deliver to me, please!”) are thriving in my community marketplace. An advantage of a Facebook community group is that the honor system works. Over 7,500 members are at the Pasig Residents’ Viber Marketplace, where I browse for things I might need.

Source: Manila Times May 09, 2020 16:08 UTC