MALOLOS
CITY—Still looking for school supplies at discounted prices?
Worry
not.
The
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bulacan provincial office will launch
its 8th Back-to-School Trade Fair and Diskwento Caravan at the Bulacan Capitol
grounds on Wednesday, May 29.
Aimed
at providing affordable school supplies like note books, pens, pencils, bags,
garments, shoes and others, the event
was organized in partnership with the Provincial Cooperative and
Enterprise Development Office (PCEDO) and the Bulacan Small and Medium
Enterprises Development (SMED) Council.
Rhine
Aldana, DTI provincial director, said they planned the launch of the trade fair
in time for the release of employees’ month-end salaries.
“It’s
our 8th annual trade fair aimed to help Bulakenyos as class opening
approaches,” Aldana said.
She
added that that it also encourages cooperation of Bulacan-based companies with
a sense of corporate social responsibility.
She
said the annual trade fair is conducted to assist local MSMEs to generate sales
and also to provide assistance to low-income earners avail of reduced prices of
basic and prime commodities.
Aldana
said DTI-Bulacan will also invite other government agencies to extend their
services like TESDA to provide free massage, foot spa and haircut along with
other government agencies like the Social Security System (SSS), Philippine
health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth), Pagibig and the Bureau of Internal
Revenue (BIR) for information assistance of their services as an added
attraction to the event. Dino Balabo