Artists' alliance starts urban gardening campaign to feed the urban poor in Quezon City
Published February 19, 2021, 10:00 AM Sitio San Roque, located in Barangay Bagong Pag-Asa, North Triangle, Quezon City, is a public property owned by the National Housing Authority (NHA) and is considered an urban poor community that has a population of 100,000 spread throughout its 256 hectares. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the community was heavily affected due to the limitations in mobility brought about by the imposed lockdowns and protocols. One of their main concerns at the time was their lack of food to sustain them through the months since they ha...