ANGELES CITY Products made by persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Bureau of Jail Management Penology (BJMP) in the city will now be displayed and sold at the city-run One Town, One Product (OTOP) store.
The products made by PDLs include purses, wallets, sling bags, and bonsai wire trees.
In order to provide additional funding for the female dormitories at the city jail, the city's BJMP has partnered with the OTOP store.
OTOP is the first business in the area to collaborate with the local city jail to market its products.
"Matagal nang gumagawa ng mga beaded bags ang mga inmates at ngayong taon naisipan namin na gumawa din ng bonsai wire tree kung saan pwede i-display ng mga bibili," Jail Senior Inspector Warden Cecilia M. Tamayo said.
"Sa pamamagitan ng pagbebenta namin, nagkakaroon ng income and mga inmates at nagagamit ang mga kinikita namin sa mga activities na ginagawa namin sa loob" she added.
Mayor Carmelo "Pogi" Lazatin Jr., intends to boost and broaden the city's promotion of its homegrown goods.
One of Lazatin's top priorities is the OTOP store which assisted MSMEs in overcoming the changes brought by the pandemic.
The OTOP store is operated by the Angeles City Government through the supervision of Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel.
Chief Adviser and Tactician of Mayor Lazatin IC Calaguas encourages Angeleños to support this initiative by visiting the OTOP stores and buying homegrown products.
The products will be available at the OTOP Store main branch at Nepomuceno St., Heritage District, Sto. Rosario (at the back of Museo Ning Angeles), and the OTOP Store’s "100 days to Happiness" booth located at the Atrium of SM City Clark.