BACOLOR, Pampanga – A central trading post will be established in this town to showcase the province’s potency in boosting the local economy.

Governor Lilia Pineda said the project was supposed to be established at Clark Freeport but she opted to put-up the facility in Bacolor because of its strategic location and being the center of trade next to the City of San Fernando.

Pineda said the project will be constructed on a one-hectare lot along the Olongapo-Gapan Road.

“Definitely the location of the proposed trading post is ideal,” Pineda said.

Last year, the provincial government entered into a contract with the Clark Development Corporation for the establishment of a P6 million “market-market” which will showcase Kapampangan’s produce including farm-fresh agriculture and aquaculture products.

Pineda cancelled the contract saying the “market-market” concept is not a good business idea inside the Freeport.

“Holding market-market is like a flea market which displays agricultural farm products and aquaculture products like fish which we all know attracts flies and eventually makes the entire place untidy,” she said.                                         Rudy J. Abular