MANILA - A "barangay talipapa" was set up in Barangay Sacred Heart in Quezon City to help residents get access to fresh food and limit the need to go to markets as coronavirus restrictions continued.
MANILA - A "barangay talipapa" was set up in Barangay Sacred Heart in Quezon City to help residents get access to fresh food and limit the need to go to markets as coronavirus restrictions continued.
But another door opened for the Negros-born fish vendor as Barangay Sacred Heart set up a program dubbed, "barangay talipapa" on March 30th. “Ang gusto ni Kapitana , magkaroon kami ng talipapa sa aming barangay nang ang mga tao hindi na pupunta sa iba, kaya nabuo po ito para makapagtinda kami ng pagkain dito sa aming barangay," he said.
Barangay Secretary Jonah Galoyo said the program aims to hit two birds with one stone: provide livelihood to residents and keep families “safer” as they no longer have to go to more congested public markets. The makeshift "talipapa" is set up on Ybardolaza Street, at the waiting shed area of the Quezon City High School.
Amy Agustin was a plain housewife before the pandemic. Her husband works at a hardware store that was forced to close shop during the lockdown.A neighbor loaned Agustin P7,000 so she could give selling vegetables, root crops, and condiments a try.
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