ROXAS City – The city government here has established a program that aims to make essential goods accessible to its residents, who were affected by the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, according to Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center (TATC) administrator Bong Mendoza.
“The “Tindahan sa Barangay” are being placed in strategic locations accessible to residents and it lessens the number people going to the city’s main public market at the TATC,” Mendoza told Panay News.
The city government here already opened Tindahan sa Barangay in Barangay Baybay on April 8 and in Barangay Lawaan yesterday.
Eleven more will be opened to serve residents of the other barangays in this city the upcoming days.
Poultry products, vegetables, fruits, rice, fish and other aquaculture products, among others sold in Tindahan sa Barangay are being purchased in bulk from whole sellers at the TATC by people interested in selling them in their respective villages.
“Prices are regulated kay gina bagsak sa ila volume. Dapat ibaligya man ina nila at a prevailing retail price,” Mendoza said.
“People seemed happy because we brought the market of essential goods closer to them. But of course, social distancing must be strictly observed during marketing,” the administrator added./PN
