Women’s organization, online selling group collaborate for UPB thrift market initiative
By Amanda Punzal | May 4, 2024
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The UP Baguio Beta Sigma Ladies Corps (UPB BSLC) collaborated in partnership with the UPBids and Bargains, an online selling group of the UPB community, for their “UPB Thrift Market” initiative which was held from May 2 to 3 at the Alumni Center Lobby.
The initiative aimed to promote sustainable practices through community engagements and had vendors selling various items like clothes, fashion accessories, and stickers.
According to event head Katrina Villano of the UPB BSLC, the organization partnered with UPBids and Bargains to market their advocacy and look for vendors willing to participate and promote the latter.
“Diba these recent weeks, months ganyan sobrang active ng UPBids and Bargains na group? So we thought na maybe we could utilize that group to market din, besides yung advocacy itself, makahanap din ng other people who are willing to participate in this event,” Villano said.
(“These recent weeks, months like that, UPBids and Bargains have been a very active group, right? So we thought that maybe we could utilize that group to also market, besides the advocacy itself, look for other people who are willing to participate in this event.”)
Meanwhile, for one of the UPBids and Bargains founding members and second-year student Michelle Valenciano, the group agreed to the partnership because it aligned with the group’s nature. The UPBids and Bargains also considered the partnership as a “win-win” decision.
“The UPBids is like selling and at the same time, parang offering services or foods that you know will be patok din sa ibang students. So parang sa amin, kapag nakipag partner kami dito, maggrow din yung group namin and at the same time, matutulungan namin sila sa pag-aadvertise sa group namin,” Valenciano said.
(“The UPBids is like selling and at the same time, offering services or foods that you know will be a hit to other students. So for us, if we partner up with them, our group will grow and at the same time, they will also help advertise our group.”)
Besides being an avenue for BSLC’s advocacy and UPBids’ promotion, both Villano and Valenciano mentioned that the initiative also fostered a sense of community among UPB students by providing direct access to products and interactions with one another in comparison to online selling.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was updated to correct the headline. We thank the reader who brought this to attention.
