Mayor asks support for 'Gawang Angeleño' campaign
ANGELES CITY--Mayor Carmelo “Pogi”Lazatin, Jr. has asked for support for the “Gawang Angeleño” campaign of the city government.
Leading by example, Lazatin wore a two-button classic pinstripe suit set created by Angeleño designer Frederick Policarpio.
Amid the efforts being done by the city government to meet the challenges brought about by the COVID19 pandemic, Lazatin considers it also a priority to promote local products made by the city’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through the One Town, One Product (OTOP) store.
“Ngayong panahon ng pandemya, importanteng matulungan natin ang mga kababayan natin makabangon, lalo na yung maliliit na negosyante. Sa pagsuporta sa mga produkto nila, natutulungan natin silang magkaroon ng sustainable livelihood,” Lazatin said.
Lazatin also stands by the quality of products being produced by his constituents, and wants the whole world to take not i ce.
“Naniniwala ako sa kalidad ng mga produktong ginagawa ng mga kababayan natin dito sa Angeles. Maganda at matibay. World-class quality, pero affordable. Kaya naman karapat-dapat itong ipagmalaki sa buong mundo,” he said.
Lazatin also enlisted the help of renowned Angeleño designers such as Rich Sabinian, Rosette Biag, Danica Zita, Manny Ocampo, Stephen Victoriano, Jhune Angeles, Joey Feliciano, Bhry Adefuin, Jojo Macapinlac, Mich Viray,
Carl Miranda, Cholo Ayuyao, Richard Hill, Rop Syquia, Philip Dizon Torres, Marlon Tuazon, and Frederick Policarpio to share their talent and expertise in creating fashionable and reusable facemasks and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to the homebased mananahis, that were hired by the city government as part of the “Angeleño First FaceMask Livelihood Program.”
“Itong mga livelihood program na ito, para sa mga kababayan nating nawalan ng hanapbuhay, lalo na yung mga persons with disabilities at mga single parents,