BENGUET, Philippines — Vegetable farmers whose crops are ready for harvest will be allowed to tend their farms, Benguet Gov. Melchor Diclas declared amid fears that the enhanced community quarantine imposed on all of Luzon will hamper the economic activities of farmers. "It is about food security," Diclas declared as the national government required people to stay in their homes. Benguet supplies at least 85% of the different vegetable market needs of the National Capital Region and the rest of the country. Diclas stressed that the vegetable production should go on, while farmers have to practice safety health precautions against COVID-19.

Source: Philippine Star March 17, 2020 08:03 UTC