At the height of the pandemic lockdown last year, bakers and milling companies in Iloilo City joined hands with the local government unit and started the Ilonggo Pandesal initiative. Free packs of pandesal were distributed to indigent residents with the aim to help spare them from hunger.
Iloilo Bakers
Association together with Angelina Bakeshop, Carlo’s Bakeshop, JD Bakeshop,
Theresa’s Bakeshop, Tibiao Bakery and Wewin’s Bakeshop produced over a million
of Ilonggo Pandesal which helped residents cope with challenging circumstance
brought by COVID-19.
A total of 1,612,752
pieces of pandesal or 201,594 packs (8 pieces per pack) were given to residents
from April 7 to May 15, 2020.
Each day, about 43,200
pieces of pandesal, or 5,400 packs were produced during this period, according
to Mayor Jerry Treñas.
The idea of producing
the Ilonggo Pandesal is a collaboration of City Government and milling firms La
Filipina Uygongco, Great Harvest Commodities, Carlos Uy Corporation, General
Milling Corp., BTJ Marketing, San Miguel Corp., and 89-S Distribution Inc. that
supplied the ingredients, and bakeries Angelina Bakeshop, Carlo’s Bakeshop, JD
Bakeshop, Theresa’s Bakeshop, Tibiao Bakery and Wewin’s Bakeshop.
Ilonggo Pandesal is a
collaborative initiative of the Iloilo City Government, Mayor Jerry Treñas and
his friends from the private sector, and the following bakeries and milling
firms:
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Angelina
Bakeshop
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Carlo’s
Bakeshop
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Biscocho
Haus
-
JD
Bakeshop
-
Sweet
Treats Iloilo
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Theresa’s Bakeshop
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Tibiao
Bakeshop
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Wewin’s
Bakeshop
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Panaderia
ni Pa-a
-
Sari-sari
Bread Store
-
La
Filipina Uygongco/ Uygongco Foundation
-
Philippine
Foremost Milling Corp.
-
Carlos
Uy Corporation
-
Great
Harvest Commodities
-
BTJ
Marketing Baking Supply Store
-
Great
Harvest Commodities
-
General
Milling Corporation
-
89’s
Distribution Inc.
-
San
Miguel Mills
The brainchild of
mayor’s son Paolo and his business associates bonded the members of Iloilo
Bakers Association.
“Together with the
Iloilo City government, my friends organized an initiative to produce free
pandesal delivered to all barangays. These were distributed through the Uswag
Community Kitchens,” Treñas said.
The mayor expressed his gratitude to the overwhelming support from the private sector during these challenging times.
He said that through a
strong public-private partnership, the city government is able to “make life a
little better for everyone.”
“If we will work
together, wala guid Ilonggo may magutman (no Ilonggo will experience hunger),”
he added.
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