It is still dark but excited fruit lovers from Lingayen, Pangasinan and the nearby towns have arrived in droves in front of the municipal hall for the second staging of the MinDA Fruits Festival today.
Frrsh fruits coming from Mindanao like Durian, Pomelo, Mangosteen and others are sold at very low prices.
The MinDA Fruits Festival is a joint project of the Mindanao Develooment Authority (MinDA) and the different local governments units of Luzon and Visayas to link farmers and consumers.
Today’s MinDA Fruit Festival is the fourth in Luzon. The first two festivals were held in Baguio City.
Next week, the MinDA Fruit Festival will be staged in La Trinidad, Benguet and then Cebu City.
(Photos by MinDA staff and Isidro Albano)
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