80 Candelaria and Bantay Kalusugan Pampamayanan Relief operations Aside from their usual health-related activities, BKP was also at the forefront of providing relief operations for their members during the government-imposed lockdown. In response, Marivic wrote letters of request to the partner organizations of BKP, including the Program on Alternative Development (AltDev) of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) and the UP CSWCD, coursed through Assistant Professor Karl Hapal. In that letter, she stated that the BKP needed their help, and fortunately, its partner organizations gave their support. Marivic mentioned that through this, the BKP was able to provide relief to their members, even if it only amounted to a kilo of rice in the beginning (Atacador 2020). In total, they were able to provide relief packs to their members at least four times, including disinfectant and face masks commissioned from the Gaya-gaya sewers. Livelihood projects Since the beginning of the lockdown imposed by the Philippine government, the livelihoods of BKP members have been disrupted, and their well-being compromised. Figure 2 BKP members repacking rice for distribution to their community Photo by Amparo Escovilla