Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Department of Agriculture (DA) Consumer and Political Affairs Undersecretary Kristine Y. Evangelista turned over the P2-million financial grant to the two qualified Kadiwa stores on Friday, March 11.
Aguilar said the two Kadiwa stores -- Pagsasarili Talipapa Multi-purpose Cooperative and the Las Piñas Meat Dealers Association -- received P1 million each.
She said the city government signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Dec. 6 last year for the launch of the Enhanced Kadiwa Inclusive Food Supply Chain Program to ensure food availability and accessibility amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The mayor said under the agreement, the DA will provide financial assistance to participating eligible organizations and local government units (LGUs) to enhance their capacities in value-adding activities in the food supply chains -- from aggregation, processing, packing, store, warehousing, and transport to distribution.
Aguilar said the project shall focus on the implementation of two Kadiwa stores in the city. The project aims to enable selected market vendors to have funds for the renovation and improvement of their stores.
She thanked the DA for the release of the financial assistance to the two qualified Kadiwa stores in the city.