Cadiz City’s rooftop farming advocacy got a P15 million boost from Tingog Party-list, a press release from Cadiz PIO said.
Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. said, “It’s flattering to note that Tingog noticed our quest for rooftop farming.”
Cadiz started to model rooftop farming through Panaad sa Negros Festival in 2024.
Then, it made a repeat in this year’s Panad sa Negros, getting more praises from citizens and netizens, not just across the country, but in some parts of the world.
Such a unique farming initiative is aimed at showcasing many green spaces one step further by converting many government building rooftops in Cadiz into agricultural plots.
To pilot this in a larger scale, the P15 million grant from Tingog will be used by the local government of Cadiz in converting the rooftop of its two-year-old city-run food court into a farming haven.
“We will produce food up in the food court,” said Escalante. “And we will ensure that this will be sustainably implemented through the years.”
Cadiz has been among the local governments hailed as “Walang Gutom” champions across the country in 2024.
The city’s Project PAT (Pagkaon Aton Tatapon) is meant to crush hunger in the city, and to ensure children’s quality education amid testing times. It dwells on a “womb-to-tomb” concept of helping Cadizeños in waging war against malnutrition and hunger.
Having now this rooftop farming advocacy, with one beautiful story at a time, Escalante is confident that the city will sustain its feat in the “Walang Gutom” tilt nationwide.
Furthermore, Escalante also wants Cadizeños to embrace a new norm where the marriage of architecture and agriculture will result in the best synergy towards food security and a healthy environment.
The mayor also stressed “with rooftop farming, we will make Cadiz not just a driver for an eco-friendly community, but also a promoter of a well-sustained food security mission.”
Escalante thanked Tingog Partylist for trusting Cadiz to dribble the rooftop farming initiative, leading to a greener and better Cadiz.*
