By Katrina Gracia Consebido
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.is set to lead the nationwide launch of the ‘Kadiwa ng Pasko’ project on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
The project aims to provide local agricultural products to market while also giving the public access to affordable and high-quality products.
Marcos will spearhead the launching of the program and visit the Kadiwa stalls in Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong.
A total of 14 sites will be opened simultaneously across the country on Wednesday, including 11 sites in the National Capital Region, one in Tacloban City, one in Davao de Oro, and one in Koronadal City, South Cotabato.
The Kadiwa ng Pasko project was established to address inflation in the country by giving the consumers with affordable goods timely for the upcoming holiday season, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture as the lead government agency.
The project also aims to provide a market to local farmers and fisherfolk for their produce and small businesses selling their products.
The Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Department of Labor and Employment are among the support agencies in the launching of the project. – gb
