MANILA, Philippines — The Sorgoson provincial government gave flour to 238 bakeries so they could make free bread for poor families during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine enforced to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus disease, or COVID-19. In a statement on Saturday, Sorsogon Gov. The idea came from “Bread of Life: Bishop’s Bread Project,” which was initiated by the Diocese of Sorsogon, the governor said. “I hope this project will help augment the needs of families in need. But the impact of this will be double or triple on our countrymen who were already poor even before the quarantine started,” Escudero said, speaking partly in Filipino.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 18, 2020 18:45 UTC