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Couple sections of this article are written in a way that put pagpag in a negative light. In the Philippines, pagpag is only eaten by those who are desperate for food and face starvation. It’s similar to dumpster diving in US/UK but the word pagpag doesn’t have a negative connotation like “dumpster diving” has here. The article should keep NPOV and stay as encyclopedic as possible in coverage of pagpag. Adwctamia (talk) 08:45, 5 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I returned back what you removed because first of all, those are verified sourced content, which are important for an article to be in neutral point of view. You removed a statement about people who ate pagpag but did not get sick that should have given due weight to the article. As far as I can see, this article is neutral and encyclopedic. Kindly specify what are the biased and not encyclopedic content in this article. So that, we correct it. —Jojit (talk) 05:56, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you for the comments. I believe the article isn’t neutral because it is negatively written about pagpag and the article seems to imply widespread discouragement against eating pagpag. Only the top two paragraphs are well-written and encyclopedic. The “Health Concerns” and “Solutions” section both need to be re-worked heavily to comply with NPOV, weight. and WP:PLOT but primarily the following:

Information should not be included in this encyclopedia solely because it is true or useful. A Wikipedia article should not be a complete exposition of all possible details, but a summary of accepted knowledge regarding its subject. Verifiable and sourced statements should be treated with appropriate weight. Salamat Adwctamia (talk) 02:50, 20 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2602:306:CCE2:7770:897D:30D2:51A9:CD87 (talk) 09:49, 16 November 2017 (UTC) Jeffrey
I just removed the sentence about pagpag being a delicacy because neither source backs up the claim.
The DailyMail source says that the poor did have a pagpag feast, but it sounds like it was done ironically.
(Groups representing the urban poor in the community north of Manila prepared the feast as a symbol of their suffering. The groups say in a statement that the residents are hoping for Pope Francis to take notice of their plight when he meets President Benigno Aquino III.)
The CNN article talks about pagpag being a “grim staple.”
(“They’re being pushed to do that thing because they don’t have enough money to buy the food that they should prepare,” she says. For Sumanda this is all that she can afford and it’s better than nothing. “By the mercy of God, this is enough,” she says.)
Pretty sure this is vandalism from Reddit, since a post referencing this article recently made it to the front pafe.[reply]

The content in the History section created by @APHistorian (sorry for tagging, but I need your expert opinion) has been verified by multiple sources. I see no reason why it is being replaced with unsourced, original research that cannot be verified. TruthfulScribe (talk) 14:06, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]