DTI-Caraga to hold Diskwento Caravan this October

By Billy A. General

BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 26 (PIA) - The Department of Trade and Industry-Caraga Regional Office will hold a Diskwento Caravan this coming October 1-3 at the Provincial Capitol grounds, Agusan del Norte Provincial Capitol, this city.

The activity aims to provide an opportunity for consumers to buy select commodities at very low prices with discounts varying from as low as three percent to as high as 30 percent.  This is made possible through the coordinative efforts of the agency and the major retailers and distributors in the region particularly those located in Butuan City.  These commodities include canned fish/sardines, canned meat such as corned beef, beef loaf and luncheon meat, toiletries, bath and toilet soaps, among others.

Food products from the CreateFood members, an association of food producers across the region, will also be displayed and sold during the said activity.  Consumers will be able to have a taste of local food delicacies that have been sold and are gaining attention in the various regional and national food fairs.

This activity is also part of the opening ceremony on October 1, 2013 for the month-long celebration of the 2013 Consumer Welfare Month this October. This year’s lead agency is the Department of Health and has the theme "Health Product Quality, Efficacy, Safety & Transparency – Everybody’s Concern".

This will be the 14th Diskwento Caravan activities conducted by the regional office and the provincial offices for this year across the region.  As of July 30, 2013, the said project has generated more than one million pesos in sales and has benefited more than 4,000 buyers/consumers. (NCLM/DTI-13/PIA-Caraga)