30/04/2026
OTOP Hub launched in Lambunao
In a significant boost to community-led commerce, the One Town, One Product (OTOP) Hub in Lambunao, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), was officially launched on April 29, 2026.
The OTOP Hub features products manufactured in Lambunao, including homemade pastries and fermented foods, condiments, processed snack foods, organic oil, cacao products, clothing, and handcrafted items.
A total of 16 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) joined in the product display, which will be managed by the Negosyo Center under the DTI and the Local Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office (LEDIPO).
In his welcome remarks, Vice Mayor Arvin L. Losaria emphasized that the launching of the OTOP Hub means that Lambunaonons remain resilient despite the global economic crisis and that the LGU is committed to actively boosting the backbone of the economy through legislation that could help the MSMEs.
"๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ," VM Losaria said.
Dr. Flordelyn G. Amon, the senior administrative assistant who represented Mayor Reynor R. Gonzales, had a vision that Lambunao would one day be known for its "pride-of-place" products from banana and coffee produce, known as "SAKALAM" (Saging kag Kape sang Lambunao).
"๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐ค๐๐ญ ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐-๐ ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐," Dr. Amon said.
Aside from the OTOP Hub, the sublimation printing equipment donated by the DTI to Lambunao Garments was formally handed over to the LGU.
The event, which was held at the Lambunao Government Center, was graced by DTI Iloilo OIC-Provincial Director Ma. Dorita D. Chavez, Trade-Industry Development Specialists Lakambini T. Regalado and Shayne J. Taganao, OTOP Focal Person Florenda O. Abian, and SSF Focal Person Engr. Jonathan T. Tejida.
Lambunao became the first local government unit to establish an OTOP Hub in the Third District and the third in the province overall.
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