KAPAMPANGAN CRAFTMANSHIP. Various crafts produced by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Angeles City, Pampanga will be put on display at the One Town One Product (OTOP) store in SM City Clark from Dec. 17-20, 2020. This is an initiative of the city government of Angeles to help MSMEs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (File photo by the City Government of Angeles)
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in this city will have an opportunity to showcase their products this yuletide season.
The city government here will stage an exhibit at the SM City Clark to put on display the MSMEs’ products at the One Town One Product (OTOP) store from Dec. 17-20.
Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. said on Tuesday that the free space offered by SM City Clark has been an avenue for promotional exhibits of local products.
The mayor thanked the mall officials for helping the city government in its objective of promoting "Gawang Angeleño" products.
“This will not be possible if not for our partnership with SM City Clark. Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel is in constant coordination with SM City Clark to assist our local MSMEs in promoting their own crafts such as home decorations, wooden kitchen wares, kitchen organizers, fashion accessories, and bags,” he said in a statement.
Manuel said this is also the best time for local merchants to showcase their crafts in time for the gift-giving season.
“This will be a great opportunity for our local merchants this holiday season to flaunt their own crafts and products by showing how high-quality and world-class Gawang Angeleño products are,” Manuel said.
Recently, the Angeles City Economic Development Investment Promotions Office (ACEDIPO), led by Irish Bonus-Llego, hosted a Facebook live selling “12.12 Christmas OTOP sale” of 16 local merchants displaying their products at the OTOP store.
Bonus-Llego called the live selling as historic, the first ever in the OTOP store.
“In this time of pandemic, the city government is in all-out-support to assist them on getting back on their feet, especially the local small businesses in the city,” she said. (PNA)
