by Joseph Zambrano

BAGUIO CITYPandesal, which is a Filipino favorite breakfast, as well as other bakery products such as cakes and pastries, will have a steady supply and no price increase according to bakery owners in Baguio and Benquet.

Michael Del Rosario of French Line and Sunshine Supermart said that there is a stable supply of flour which is the basic ingredient in making bread and pandesal. Our dealer transports our supply regularly; so far we do not have any problem, he said.

This Christmas season there is a strong competition, that’s why we make our breads and cakes tastier. We see to it that the customers get their moneys’ worth and the quality of our products is our number one concern, said Del Rosario.

We have variety of products for our customers to choose from and we come up with new products from time to time. We adhere to excellence in the service of our valued customers. Our prices are affordable by the masses, Del Rosario explained.

With the recent typhoons that visited the city, the tourism industry is greatly affected. We did not cutback our staff, as long as we can and that’s the policy of our company, Del Rosario added.
Tet Ibasan, assistant manager of Master Hopia, said that with the demand coming up this holiday season, they have sufficient supply of flour. Our supplier did not increase the price of flour, he said.

Balikbayans find our hopia irresistible, they bring it home for pasalubong . Our “siopao” is much loved by the students and the masses. These are our specialties. We will be baking more cakes as Christmas approaches and readily we can meet the demands with the steady supply of four, Ibasan said.

For his part, Eric Espadero of Valley Bread, the biggest supplier of quality loaf bread in Baguio and Benguet, said that the demand for bread and other bakery products is increasing.
Valley Bread will not increase prices of its products, Espadero assured** PIA-CAR