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Batibot, an early-learning center beside the Marikina River, is able to survive decades of challenges, from several typhoons to the pandemic, through the collective contributions of the community ....
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has filed a House bill (HB) seeking regularization, salary increase, and improved benefits for child development workers (CDWs).
Gabriela Women's Party-list Rep. Brosas and representatives of the CDW sector (Makabayan/Gabriela Media) Brosas filed ....
Paradise Lost: Decades-Old Urban Garden Sinks Into a River — a photo essay pcij.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pcij.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Paradise Lost: Decades-Old Urban Garden Sinks Into a River a photo essay June 1, 2021 | 05:00:00 PM BY SHARLENE FESTIN
Residents of ‘Little Holland’ on the Marikina riverbank decry the loss of their precious plot of land, which used to supply them with vegetables. The urban garden is no more because of the need to dredge the river to help ease flooding during the rainy season. Residents like Lisa Villasor, 66, are upset and don’t want to plant again even if the city government gives them another plot of land.
Crossing the FVR Road in Marikina City, one steps into an oasis. Tall, decades-old trees filter sunlight, casting dappled shadows on tufts of grass. A few more feet into this shaded, parklike area and you come across vegetable patches plots of sweet potato tops, radishes, native bok choy. And then you hear it, the sound of heavy machinery rumbling close by. You then realize that this isn’t exactly paradise ....