With over 7,000 Kadiwa outlets nationwide, President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. reported that over 1.8 million Filipinos have benefitted from this project helmed as concurrent Agriculture Secretary during his second State of the Nation Adress (SONA) on Monday, July 24.
"Sa mga nakalipas na buwan, nakita natin ang pagbaba ng presyo ng bilihin sa iba’t ibang sektor. Napatunayan natin kayang ibaba ang presyo ng mga bigas, karne, isda, gulay, at asukal. Malaking tulong ang Kadiwa store na ating muling binuhay at inilunsad," the President said as he delivers his speech before thousands of attendees at the Batasang Pambansa.
"Mahigit na 7,000 Kadiwa na idinaos sa buong Pilipinas, kung saan mahigit 1.8 milyon na pamilya ang nakinabang sa mababang presyo ng bilihin. Ang kabuuan, halos 700 milyon ang naging benta ng mga ito na nakapagbigay ng hanapbuhay sa mga miyembro ng mahigit 3,000 na kooperatiba at samahan," he continued.
With this, the President once again vowed to expand even more the Kadiwa outlets across the Philippines, tapping government agencies to strengthen the program's implementation.
President Marcos spearheaded the return of Kadiwa stores in November, which allows farmers, fishers, and microentrepreneurs to sell their products directly to consumers amid the rising prices of commodities in the country.
