Overview

• Each beneficiary at the event received 2,000 pesos in vouchers as part of a 3,000‑peso annual support delivered in three 1,000‑peso installments.
• Vouchers are issued in 50 and 100‑peso denominations and can be used for basic groceries at public markets and neighborhood retailers.
• Officials say all city markets accept Mercomuna and merchant registration remains open via Locatel, WhatsApp or the Secretariat’s website.
• City leaders project roughly 335,000–350,000 beneficiaries in 2025 and are targeting about 700,000 families in 2026.
• The administration frames Mercomuna as a right that prioritizes women as recipients and describes it as the capital’s second‑largest social program.