FOR school supplies and school item shoppers who are egging to eke out a few savings for the rainy days, try
shopping in major city stores on May 31 to June 2.
This as the Department of Trade and Industry in Bohol (DTI-Bohol), in partnership with local superstores bring
in an innovation in selling through the discounted rates via the Diskwento Caravan program on those dates.
The promotional sale is actually the national Diskwento Caravan: Presyong Panalo Para sa Mamimiling
Pilipino Program brought down with DTI and big-time stores: Alturas Group of Companies and Bohol Quality
Corporation.
Set for launching on May 31, 2011, the Diskwento Caravan is DTI’s efforts to present a visible answer to the
national governments call to implement non-wage benefit to employees, who are heavily burdened in these
during difficult times, says Lucille Autentico, DTI information officer.
DTI-Bohol Provincial Director Maria Elena C. Arbon said the project hopes to improve consumer’s access to
basic and prime commodities at lower prices through the partner companies carrying the products of Manila
based manufacturers to their towns if not to their door-steps.
In Bohol, the Diskwento Caravan comes in two types: the Store Based and the Roving Type.
Store based Diskwento are participated by Island City Mall, Alturas–Tagbilaran, Alturas–Talibon, Plaza Marcela;
all of Alturas Group of Companies and the Bohol Quality Superstore of Bohol Quality Corporation.
“These establishments, in partnership with the government, offers discounted or reduced prices of school
supplies, school items and basic and prime commodities during normal business hours on May 31 to June 2,
2011 at their respective stores here in Tagbilaran City and Talibon town, respectively.”
On the other hand, the Roving Diskwento Caravan will be jointly undertaken by DTI and the Alturas Group of
Companies in the municipalities of Talibon, Trinidad and Ubay and Baclayon, Arbon said in a press material.
For the rolling store Caravan, the schedules are: Talibon-June 7 in the morning; Trinidad– June 7 in the
afternoon and Ubay– June 8 whole day.
A Diskwento Caravan also opens in Baclayon on June 10, 2011.
Boholano consumers are advised to take advantage of this opportunity to purchase their needs in time for the
opening of classes.
For more information, call DTI-Bohol at (038) 501-8260, 501-8828 and 411-3302. (Rey Anthony Chiu with
Lucille Autentico)