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DTI brings discounted goods to ‘Odette’-hit Bohol towns

By John Rey Saavedra

January 7, 2022, 8:34 pm

<p><strong>DISCOUNTED GOODS.</strong> Residents in Bohol province check a wing van carrying lower-priced housing materials during the 'Diskwento Caravan' of the Department of Trade and Industry in towns hit by the Typhoon Odette. DTI Assistant Secretary Asteria Caberte on Friday (Jan. 7, 2021) said the caravan is aimed at providing Typhoon Odette victims with some relief from their situation after the typhoon. <em>(Photo courtesy of DTI-7)</em></p>

DISCOUNTED GOODS. Residents in Bohol province check a wing van carrying lower-priced housing materials during the 'Diskwento Caravan' of the Department of Trade and Industry in towns hit by the Typhoon Odette. DTI Assistant Secretary Asteria Caberte on Friday (Jan. 7, 2021) said the caravan is aimed at providing Typhoon Odette victims with some relief from their situation after the typhoon. (Photo courtesy of DTI-7)

CEBU CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is bringing basic and prime commodities to communities in Bohol province at discounted prices for residents who are still reeling from the effects of Typhoon Odette.

DTI Assistant Secretary Asteria Caberte said in a statement that their provincial office spearheaded a “Diskwento Caravan” activity in the towns of Ubay and Talibon on Friday.

Caberte and DTI Bohol provincial director Maria Soledad Balistoy, officials from the two local government units (LGUs), and the police supported the caravan.

Caberte cited the support of LGUs in this activity which offered basic and prime food items as well as construction and hardware materials to the victims of the typhoon.

Representatives from partner merchants, like the Leonardo Distributors, Inc., BQ Builderware, Puyat Steel Corporation, Wilcon Depot, and Hyundai Motors, also joined the caravan.

The statement said local residents as well as those from nearby areas flocked to the caravan as early as 8:30 a.m.

Most of the products sold included canned goods, instant noodles, condiments, bath and detergent soaps, instant coffee, powdered milk, bottled drinking water, bread, rice, candles, galvanized iron sheets, plywood, and nails.

“DTI Bohol is set to conduct the next run of the caravan on Saturday (January 8) in Inabanga, Bohol,” the statement said. (PNA)

 

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