Big discounts await bangus festival-goers

Business establishments in Dagupan City will go on a city-wide sale and offer up to 50% discounts on their products during the Great Dagupan Sale on April 15 to 30 in line with the city’s celebration of the 2009 Bangus Festival.

According to Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, the festival is not just about fun and merry-making but also to make the celebration more affordable and meaningful to be enjoyed by the festival-goers especially during these times of global financial crisis.

“The great Dagupan sale will surely enhance the public’s merriment as we take into consideration their needs and sentiments by cutting down the prices of commodities,” the vice mayor stressed.

On March 26, the Vice Mayor with Peter Fernandez of PANDA along with some members of the events committee, paid visits to the different business establishments owners to ask for their participation in the city-wide sale and was elated to announce that majority of them confirmed their full support for the activity.

During the festival, Fernandez said the business establishments will go on sale and offer their products including food and dry goods at discounted prices for two weeks.

The vice mayor said that a uniform tarpaulin from the festival secretariat will be distributed to the participating establishments plus a CD of the official soundtrack of the Bangus Festival.

The participants will also be allowed to set up at least two tables in front of their establishment without an additional charge to display their products and goods. (leziel)