Police in this Pampanga capital have found a way to make violators of the enhanced community quarantine productive by requiring them to plant vegetables in the city nursery as part of their punishment.
Police Col. Paul Gamido, city police chief, said they arrested 35 people on Saturday after they were found violating curfew hours, not wearing face masks or or not bringing their quarantine passes.“We made them plant `kalabasa’ and `okra’ for two to three hours,” Gamido said, adding that violators were also taught gardening methods.He said police used to punish violators by requiring them to do exercises for a number of hours.
The city nursery, established in 2016 in Barangay Lara here, has helped popularize urban gardening in 44 schools and 35 villages. It also produces ready-to-plant seedlings, which come in handy during the lockdown when vegetables are scarce or pricey, according to Cristina Sangumay, city agriculture officer.
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