Benguet farmers, traders and cops send vegetables to 'Odette'-hit CebuThis December 19, 2021 photo shows Fuente Osmeña circle in uptown Cebu City after Typhoon Odette caused widespread damage to areas of the Visayas and Mindanao last week. BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Highland vegetable farmers and traders of Benguet are joining hands with the municipal and regional police to send tons of vegetables to Cebu City, which was hit hard by Typhoon Odette. According to Agot Balanoy of the League of Associations in the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post, the vegetables will reach Cebu City on Tuesday, December 21. La Trinidad farmers and traders will try to send another shipment of donated vegetables early next year, Balanoy said. In 2020, Benguet farmers and traders also donated vegetables to communities affected by COVID-19 lockdowns and by the eruption of Taal Volcano.

Source: Philippine Star December 21, 2021 09:24 UTC