PAGADIAN
CITY, May 21 (PIA) - - To help ease the
economic burden of low income earners and the marginalized members of the
community from the rising cost of basic necessities and prime commodities, the
Department of Trade and Industry will conduct a Diskwento Fair on May 24-25 at
the DTI premises along Platon S. Urro Street.
In a
press conference held this morning, DTI Provincial Director Ma. Socorro M. Atay
said the Diskwento Fair will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but she
requested her colleagues to extend it until 6:00 p.m. to give more time for
busy people, not necessarily the employees because target beneficiaries are low
income earners, non-wage consumers and 4Ps beneficiaries.
Buyers
who would be coming will be issued control coupons since the amount of purchase
is controlled to ensure that everybody can avail of the discounted prices of
goods. Maximum amount of purchase is P1,500/ buyer.
“We
asked the cooperation of the stores, as part of their corporate social
responsibility to lower the prices of commodities intended for the “Balik
Eskwela” such as school supplies, fruit drinks and juices and some grocery
products,” Atay said.
“The
price tag that buyers would see is already the discounted price so no need for
the buyers to ask for a discount,” she added.
Ms.
Atay said among those invited, 8 manufacturers, suppliers and grocery owners
have pledged their participation namely: Ginebra San Miguel (fruit drinks and
juices), Golden Daughter Enterprises (school supplies), D’Beam Citimart (school
supplies), People’s Plaza (grocery products), CTM School Uniform and Supplies,
Pagadian Taft Mart (grocery products), Best Emporium (grocery products), and
Julie’s Bakeshop.
A
Diskwento Caravan is also scheduled in Molave, Zamboanga del Sur on May 31 and
on June 15 in Dumalinao, this province. (ALT-PIA9/Zambo Sur)