The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the long-standing inadequacies in the country's health and social systems. In response to the Philippine government's insufficient and delayed COVID-19 response, Filipinos at the barangay level established community pantries to meet the needs of the people. This study was conducted to explore the motivations, benefits, and barriers of the community pantry volunteers in Brgy. Batong Malake, Los Baños, Laguna. The research utilized mixed methods. Using snowball sampling, 67 volunteers served as the respondents for the survey and five organizers for the key informant interview. Using Clary et al.’s Volunteer Functions Inventory (1998), the Values factor obtained the highest score, whereas the Career factor was the lowest. Other motivations in participating in the community pantry include their prosocial behaviors and attitudes and the lack of social services and welfare support of the municipality. The benefits they gained were new perspectives and enhanced skills, while the barriers they experienced were time and financial constraints. Statistical analyses revealed that there are no significant correlations between the volunteers’ sociodemographic profiles and their factors for volunteering. Spreading awareness regarding volunteerism and its importance and utilizing social media are recommended to increase participation, as well as having a proper and organized system and expanding the accessibility of community pantries among marginalized barangays.