Philippines: ‘Containerized’ veggie garden grows hope for Cebu urban farmer
Cortes looked at the pandemic as a portal which opened an opportunity for him to consider farming despite the lack of experience and expertise.
By Carlo Lorenciana
Philippine New Agency
August 29, 2020
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MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Jesus Cortes, 42, now has a more compelling reason to expand his containerized vegetable garden.
After winning prize money of around PHP26,000, Cortes is keen on growing further his little garden right at his house.
Cortes was one of the winners of the Cebu provincial government’s SugBusog (Sugbuanong Busog, Luwas ug Himsog), a food security program initiated by the Capitol that came into existence because of the Covid-19 crisis.
Cortes personally received his award from Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Thursday.
Aside from winning a total of PHP18,000 from topping the municipal, district, and provincial levels of the competition, Cortes will receive another PHP8,000 which was pledged by Cebu 6th District Rep. Emmarie Ouano-Dizon.
Dizon also raised the prize money for the other two winners in her district.
