A day after the successful “MinDA Tienda sa Manila,” the Mindanao Development Authority and the City of Baguio agreed to hold another leg of the event on Nov. 14 to 15 in the country’s Summer Capital.
I led the MinDA team which met with Baguio City Mayor Benjie Magalong yesterday at the Baguio Country Club to finalize what we had earlier agreed on by phone.
Joining me in the meeting yesterday was Amirh Moghaddassi, Chief Executive Officer of PSI Air 2007, a new air cargo company which owns a fleet of both large and small cargo planes, Asst. Sec. Cherry Santos Akbar and a MinDA team which also assisted in the MinDA Tienda in Manila.
Mayor Magalong was backstopped by a team handling the City’s economic program led by his daughter, Katrina.
A group of friends including former HSDC General Manager Raffy Panagan, businessmen Vic Calderon and Roland Castillo of Isabela and Winchell Campos attended the meeting.
It was agreed yesterday that MinDA Tienda sa Cordillera will focus on Mindanao products which are in great demand in Baguio City and the nearby provinces.
Among the fruits identified were Durian, Marang, Mangosteen, Lanzones and Pomelo.
Sea products from as far Tawitawi and Sulu, including dried fish from the Zamboanga Peninsula, would be brought to the MinDA Tienda sa Cordillera with the support of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Government.
Meat products from Mindanao, including the famous beef from pineapple-fed cows, will also offered during the MinDA Tienda sa Cordillera.
The arrangements for the MinDA Tienda sa Cordillera will make it easier for Mindanao farmers, fishermen and producers to sell their produce as the Baguio City team will receive the commodities and handle the sale and distribution for the two-day event.
The highly perishable items, including the fruits and marine products would be transported by PSI Air using the Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 cargo planes.
The MinDA Tienda sa Cordillera will be the third collaborative activity of MinDA and the City of Baguio.
Last year, two MinDA Fruit Festivals were held in Baguio City.
Meanwhile, more Luzon cities and provinces have expressed interest in hosting the “MinDA Tienda” in their areas.
MinDA will coordinate with the interested LGUs to schedule the event.
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(Photos were taken by the MinDA Media Team.)
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