Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. enjoys a light snack at Cinco Barbeque in Angeles City.
Cong. Pogi has always championed local small businesses and enterprises.
As Angeles City Mayor from 2019 to 2025, Cong Pogi strengtened the City’s ‘One Town One Product’ (OTOP) Program by waiving fees for MSME owners and organizing regular trade fairs.
During Mayor Pogi’s time, the OTOP store had 20 merchants, who received 100% of their sales from the OTOP store on a weekly basis.
The City Government also waived participation fees from LGU-organized trade fairs, with the City Government shouldering all expenses.
To contribute to the sales of local OTOP merchants, the City Government also opted to use their products as tokens for official visitors.
Mayor Pogi’s administration was known for its business-friendly approach.
