NUTRITIOUS GREENS. A resident in Barangay Pagatpat, Cagayan de Oro City, shows lettuce and snow cabbage (pechay) produce in the community grow house, as part of the urban community micro-farm initiated between the barangay and the Center for Human Development of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines together with non-government partners. The center announces Wednesday (March 30, 2022) that the project will receive an upgrade through a partnership with the Department of Science and Technology, following the proposal of a PHP1.2-million hybrid water supply system. (Photo courtesy of USTP-CHD) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) on Wednesday proposed PHP1.2-million worth of funding as an upgrade to its existing Urban Community MicroFarm (UCM) project. In an interview, Angeli Collera, head of USTP's Center for Human Development (CHD), said the proposal targets to improve the current UCM set-up of veget