Mayor Gerandy also proudly shared that, due to the generosity of their citizens, he’s able to apply a kind of barter system when it comes to giving food packs. Fishing is one of the industries not directly hit by the coronavirus crisis. Narra fishermen can still freely go and catch fresh fish. “We have fishermen who donate fish every day. We also give those to people,” Mayor Gerandy says. “When I go up to the mountains, people there give me vegetables and fruits that I then give to our fishermen. Through that, I am implementing a barter exchange here.”

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