Manila, June 11 -- The Department of Trade and Industry in Agusan del Sur (DTI-ADS) launched a one-day Diskwento Caravan: Balik Eskwela on Tuesday, coinciding with the weekly opening of the Kadiwa Market in San Francisco town.

"The caravan offered affordable school supplies, uniforms, and shoes to parents whose children are set to return to school next Monday, June 16," said DTI-ADS Information Officer Niel John Dapat in an interview on Wednesday.

Four local entrepreneurs from San Francisco town joined the Diskwento Caravan, providing a 20 percent discount on school supplies, uniforms, and shoes, Dapat said, adding that through a social media campaign, parents flocked to the Kadiwa Market to avail themselves of limited-time offers.

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