Trike driver is now hailed best backyard gardener

MANDAUE CITY - Jesus Cortes, a father of two boys from Zone 4 in the village of Canduman here, previously worked as a tricycle driver and despite his meager earnings, he was able to provide for his family. But that all changed when the government imposed a lockdown at the end of March last year to contain the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease.

Reaping rewards from backyard gardening in Cebu

SAFE, FRESH and healthy food for their children, additional income to sustain their needs and an everyday activity that brings their family closer together. This is the success story of two single mothers, sisters Elenita and Erna Dela Peña, in the village of San Agustin in Madridejos, who participated in the Provincial Government’s Sugbusog program.