1.8 million families benefitted from 7K Kadiwa stores—PBBM
By Jel Santos
Published Jul 24, 2023 02:28 pm
President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 24, reported that around 1.8 million families have benefitted from the over 7,000 Kadiwa stores launched by the government all over the country.
The Kadiwa program, which is run by the Department of Agriculture (DA), is a government project intended at assisting Filipino farmers and consumers by promoting direct sale and purchasing of agricultural products.
“1.8 milyon na na pamilya ang nakinabang sa mababang presyo ng bilihin. Sa kabuuan, halos pitong-daang milyon piso ang naging benta ng mga ito, na nakapagbigay ng hanapbuhay sa mga miyembro ng mahigit tatlong libo na kooperatiba at samahan (1.8 million families have benefitted from the cheap commodities sold at Kadiwa stores. In total, they sold almost P700 million, which provided employment to the members of more than three thousand cooperatives and associations),” he said in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA).
According to the chief executive, the prices of commodities went down in the past months, citing the Kadiwa program as big help in accomplishing such.
“Sa mga nakalipas na buwan, nakita natin ang pagbaba ng presyo ng bilihin sa iba’t ibang mga sektor. Napatunayan natin na kayang maipababa ang presyo ng bigas, karne, isda, gulay, at asukal (In past months, we have seen a decline in commodity prices in various sectors. We have proven that we can lower the price of rice, meat, fish, vegetables, and sugar),” claimed Marcos.
With the “good results” of Kadiwa, Marcos said he will expand Kadiwa stores nationwide.
“Maganda ang nakita nating resulta, kaya papalawigin pa natin ang Kadiwa sa buong bansa (We have seen good results, so we will extend Kadiwa to the entire country),” he said.
“Kamakailan lamang ay nagsanib-puwersa na ang mga ahensiya ng pamahalaan upang lalo pang patibayin ang Kadiwa. Katuwang natin dito ang buong sektor ng agrikultura at ang lokal na pamahalaan (Recently, government agencies have joined forces to further strengthen Kadiwa. The entire agricultural sector and the local government are our partners in this).”