Leyte Kasadyaan trade and science & technology fair opens

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
June 16, 2010

TACLOBAN CITY  –  Visitors, balikbayans and tourists who are expected to come to Tacloban for the fiesta celebrations, will be treated to food and visual treat with the holding of the Leyte Kasadyaan Trade and Science and Technology Fair which features Diskwento Sales and Delicacies Festival on June 22 to 30 at the Leyte Pintados-Kasadyaan Park, Tacloban City.

Miss Raquel Abadiano, acting Information Officer of DTI 8 informed that the trade fair is made possible thru the joint and coordinated efforts by the Department of Trade and Industry-Leyte Provincial Office and Regional Office 8 (DTI-Leyte and RO 8), the Provincial Government of Leyte, the Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and the Department of Science and Technology- Leyte and Regional Office 8 (DOST-Leyte and RO 8).

The Fair which showcases the best processed food, handicrafts, and furniture of participating producers and manufacturers from all over Region 8 most especially those from Leyte, is held as part of the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival 2010 this month of June.

With the publicity and exposure that joining the festival will create, the fair is expected to boost the sales of participating producers in Leyte and create awareness for their products most especially those of export quality to institutional and walk-in buyers who are expected to constitute the bulk of its visitors.

The featured “Delicacies Festival”, will highlight the various native delicacies that the region is known for such as the binagol, moron, and pastillas and with the anticipated huge turnout of visitors to the trade fair, sales of the producers are expected to increase as well.

On the other hand, the LCCI-organized “Diskwento Fair” aims to ease the burden of parents with the opening of classes this June by offering for sale to the public at the trade fair, selected basic and prime commodities as well as school supplies at reduced prices.