
Federico Pastida, 77, a widower from Kalaong, Maitum in Sarangani province is a regular vendor at the βLarayβ (Farmersβ Market) on Thursday, 04 June 2020. Pastida grows these products by himself and earns 500 during the βLarayβ every Thursday from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. He said the Social Amelioration Program and the rice given by the local government kept him through the General Community Quarantine. βBisan tigulang ko pero naningkamot ko nga mabuhi ug dili magsalig sa gobyernoβ (Even if Iβm old, I strive to live and not depend on government). Photo by BETH N. RAMOS