Cops help Mt. Province farmers with harvest amid COVID-19

As farmers of Bauko, Mountain Province face a shortage of manpower due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, police officers have extended their aid to help in farming during their free time.

According to a report on "Stand for Truth," around four to five cops help the farmers every day.

"[N]agsimula ang pagtulong namin, nagimula ng anihan ng palay nung kasagsagan ng pandemya kasama ang komunidad sa pamamagitan... ng bayanihan system," Police Corporal Signey Lambino said.

"Nag-donate sila ng mga araw para sa 'free duty.' Kapag wala silang duty, sila 'yung pumunta para tumulong sa amin. Kaya hindi lang ako 'yung natutulungan kundi mrami kaming may mga bukid," farmer Severina Kigi-I, meanwhile, said.

Though the reputation of police officers was badly damaged amid the pandemic, Lambino urged the public to be fair in their judgment of the whole police force.

"Nakakalungkot pong isipin na maraming negatibong komento na sinasabi nila sa mga kapulisan. Marami pong gumagawa ng kabutihan na hindi nakikita o naipapalabas. Tiwala lang po sa kapulusan," Lambino said.

Watch the video to know more. — Joahna Lei Casilao/DVM, GMA News