Yesterday Dr. Kelvin Rodolfo, Abay Lesaca, and I attended the launching of "Halamanan sa Bakuran" (Backyard Gardening) a project of Mr. Herbert Bautista, the Vice Mayor of the city I live in - Quezon City. This project intends to turn idle lots in the City's communities into food gardens and has the support of such national agencies like the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Village Local Government Units, the different Homeowners' Associations in the City, and a host of Non-Governmental Organizations.

Sitting in the audience, we were pleasantly surprised to hear our Vice Mayor talk about Global Warming and drafting a Green Building Code, among others. We will be getting more involved in such projects of our Local Government in the coming days, for sure.