Avail of cheaper goods at Kadiwa ng Pasko stores, consumers told

Employees and residents of Caloocan City can buy cheaper goods, such as rice for PHP25 per kg. at the Caloocan City Hall C-Cube Complex on Friday. Each buyer is only allowed to purchase a maximum of 4 kg. of rice. (File photo: Ben Briones/PNA)

MANILA –The Caloocan City government has urged city residents to take advantage of the Kadiwa ng Pasko stores that offer cheaper yet quality products.

The city government reopened the stores Friday two weeks after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. formally led the simultaneous opening of Kadiwa ng Pasko stores in different areas to give local traders the platform to sell their products and for consumers to buy them at cheaper prices.

Employees and residents of Caloocan City can buy cheaper goods, such as rice for PHP25 per kg. at the Caloocan City Hall C-Cube Complex on Friday. Each buyer is only allowed to purchase a maximum of 4 kg. of rice.

Sugar can also be bought at PHP70 per kg., much lower than those being sold at public markets, groceries, or supermarkets.

Aside from rice, sugar, and other necessities, home decorations, and even gift ideas for the holidays are also available in Kadiwa stores at reasonable prices.

Kadiwa stores are open until 4 p.m. Friday.

Aside from Caloocan City, the local government units of Quezon City, Parañaque, Pasig, Mandaluyong, Las Piñas, and Makati City in Metro Manila and Cainta in Rizal have also opened their respective Kadiwa ng Pasko stores to cater to local consumers.

On November 16, the President led the simultaneous launch of Kadiwa ng Pasko stores in various parts of the country in time for the holiday season.

The project aims to help Filipino merchants to sell their products directly to consumers and to bring to the communities Marcos’ campaign promise to reduce the price of rice to PHP20 per kg.