The Cebu governor says the province cannot spend all its resources on just sustaining lockdowns.
Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said Thursday, August 6, that Cebu Province would redirect its resources to expanding its agriculture industry once the coronavirus pandemic is over.
Garcia said that the Cebu Provincial Government has met with representatives from the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Philippine Veterans Bank, and the Development Bank of the Philippines on opening agricultural funds for small to large-scale farms. Dubbed as Enhanced Countryside Development, Garcia first announced in April the province’s thrust in agriculture. She said in previous interviews that among the"lessons learned" by the province amid the pandemic was the importance of self-sufficiency in food production.
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