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Published February 18, 2021, 3:45 PM
The Quezon City government and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) held the first “Buhay sa Gulay harvest festival” on Thursday at the New Greenland, Bagong Silangan with an expected harvest of 700 kilos of various vegetables.
“After 41 days, we are very grateful that the New Greenland farm is finally having its first harvest. It is worth celebrating because it was made possible through the collective effort of the government and the farmers of Bagong Silangan,” Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said.
The Luntiang Paraiso urban farm is the first urban vegetable farm in the city under the “Buhay sa Gulay” which is an initiative of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and Department of Agriculture (DA).
February 16, 2021 THE Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, said only three individuals who had contracted the B.1.1.7 variant of the novel coronavirus are considered active cases.
As of February 14, DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea De Guzman said 40 of the 44 cases in the Philippines have recovered.
One patient was earlier reported to have succumbed to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in January 2021.
Of the 44 cases, 15 are returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW).
De Guzman said the three active cases were identified as a returning overseas Filipino (ROF) from the United Arab Emirates, a 20-year-old female from Sabangan in Mountain Province, and a 37-year-old male from Impasug-ong, Bukidnon.