ANTIQUE – The one-stop shop “Produkto Antiqueño” which showcases the various products of the province reopened on April 26.
The two-story building promotes the one-town-one-product program in Antique, according to Darcy Bungay, Municipal Economic Enterprise and Development Office (MEEDO) chief of San Jose de Buenavista town.
“The local government unit of San Jose de Buenavista was given P3 million by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority, an attached agency of the Department of Tourism, so that the one-stop-shop could undergo renovation and expansion,” Bungay said.
There are currently 41 MSMEs [micro, small and medium entrepreneurs] or consignees displaying 128 various local products, and more could be accommodated after the renovation.
Part of the renovation was the improvement of the building facade and the installation of a coffee area.
The shop is strategically located within the trade town and across the new public transport terminal in Barangay Dalipe.
“We closed the shop on Dec. 9, 2022,” he said.
The old building was constructed in 2015.
The actual engineering work only started in January of this year.
“Food and non-food local products are now on display and for sale,” Bungay said.
Food items include banana and taro chips, turmeric and other herbal drinks from San Remigio town, bread and pastries, and bandi or peanut with muscovado sugar, from the capital town of San Jose, among other products.
Non-food items include apparel and shoes with patadyong or hand-woven fabric accents, placemats, and flower vases made of buri palm. (PNA)/PN
