CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Gov. Lilia Pineda has assured farmers in Pampanga that her government will put up trading stations at strategic locations in the province, allowing them to earn more and highlight their produce.
Pineda disclosed that the first trading post will rise along the Olongapo-Gapan road in Lubao town.
She added that this will serve the purpose of farmers and fisherfolk in the province’s second district. It’s composed of Lubao, Guagua, Porac, Floridablanca, Sasmuan and Sta Rita.
Fidel David, a farmer-leader in Sta. Rita, earlier urged Pineda to put up a trading station “for them to earn more than middle men.”
Pineda said she and Provincial Administrator Andres Pangilinan Jr. will also work for the creation of trading centers in the province’s three other districts.
The first-term governor wants to establish a trading post in Bacolor, which is part of the third district.
Pineda expressed optimism that the trading posts will succeed due to “top quality Pampanga agriculture and fish products.”
“Our fish yield at Lubao coastal areas, duck eggs of San Luis, vegetables of Sta. Rita and Floridablanca, fruits of Candaba and many other produce will be sold at our trading posts. Mind you, they are superbly delicious and affordable,” said Pineda in the dialect.
