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A promising Street Selling project is also on the rise under Operation Mobile Store (OMS) program of the
Chilled Dairy Business Unit, under which small entrepreneurs sell BEAR BRAND Probiotic Drink in high-traffic
places such as schools, bus terminals, public markets, and churches. The sellers are equipped with a cooler
mounted on a trolley (called “Rambo carrito”), which they lug along with them as they ply their usual route.
Piloted last quarter of 2009, the program has provided a steady source of income to more than 60 sellers in
Metro Manila and nearby provinces, many of whom are ladies who were formerly unemployed or without
livelihood. Aside from earning a commission for every bottle of BEAR BRAND they sell, they receive monthly
cash incentives to add to their income. During the rainy months of June to August, considered lean season,
they also get kilos of rice as assistance.