Kadiwa ng Pasko launched in Sta. Cruz, Manila

The Kadiwa ng Pasko, which sells goods and local products at cheaper prices, was launched in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Saturday.

According to a report by Jhomer Apresto on Dobol B TV, it was opened at the Rasac Covered Court on Rizal Avenue.

Low-cost commodities include fruits and vegetables, and local products including bags, slippers, clothes, among others.

The program, which allows farmers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to directly sell their products this Christmas season, is part of the initiative of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., who also serves as the Agriculture secretary.

"Nais kong batiin ang ating mga sellers sa ating KADIWA ng Pasko na trial run. Maraming maraming salamat at kayo ay nakilahok dito sa aming bagong programa na sana, 'pagka ito ay lumawak at dumami, ay makakatulong sa taumbayan lalong-lalo na at papasok na tayo ng Pasko kaya't ang tulong ninyo ay napakahalaga," Marcos said in a statement.

(I want to greet our sellers at KADIWA ng Pasko trial run. Thank you very much for participating in our new program which we hope, once it expands and multiplies, will help our countrymen especially this Christmas season, so your support is very important.)

"Maraming-maraming salamat sa inyo sa tulong na ibinibigay ninyo sa programa natin para maging matagumpay ang ating pagtulong sa ating kapwa Filipino," he added.

(Thank you very much for the support you give to our program so we can successfully help our fellow Filipinos.)

Mga mamimili, dagsa pa rin sa “Kadiwa ng Pasko” sa Maynila. | via @jhomer_apresto pic.twitter.com/n7Kp1IDs8B

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 5, 2022

The Kadiwa ng Pasko in Sta. Cruz is near the LRT1 Bambang Station, and will be open on Saturday until 4 p.m.

It will also visit different cities in the National Capital Region in the coming weeks.

The Manila Public Information Office meanwhile, said some roads will be closed from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on all Saturdays and Sundays of November 2022 due to the Kadiwa ng Pasko.

These are: Alvarez Street from Rizal Avenue to Ipil Street; and one lane of Quiricada Street from Ipil Street to Rizal Avenue. —Jamil Santos/KG, GMA Integrated News