The Quezon City government received another batch of vegetables from farmers in Atok, Benguet on Thursday, May 14, as it continued its rescue-buy initiative supporting agricultural producers and providing food assistance to vulnerable sectors in the city. The delivery, which arrived at Quezon...
ASTHRINE PIAS with a coffee grower in Atok The uphill jeepney ride to the coffee-growing town (1,700 meters above sea level), on rocky, dusty and unpaved roads could be daunting. The panorama of a mountain range partly veiled by clouds, with sun rays slicing through, is indeed a sight to...
WOMEN AT WORK Atok's coffee farms are dominated by women who plant their coffee alongside vegetables and flowers (Photo: Apo ni Bayosa) People who grow food should never have to go hungry, yet many of our farmers are—sadly—part of the most underprivileged sectors in the country. It’s a sad...