When the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) was implemented on March 15, no one was ready. When the government implemented the ECQ, people were subject to limited access to transportation, suspens…
When the Enhanced Community Quarantine was implemented on March 15, no one was ready. When the government implemented the ECQ, people were subject to limited access to transportation, suspension of both classes and work, and mandatory staying at home. This puts people in a mad rush to stock up, go home, and prepare as much as they can.
Such was the case for Malou Sol, a seamstress and a founding member of the Sewers for Equity and Welfare Producers’ Cooperative in Taguig. Their 12-member sewing cooperative took jobs from various clients, but when the pandemic crisis hit, they were pretty much idle and were not earning anything. “We actually had orders [to make] togas and graduation gowns,” Irenea said. “But because the graduation ceremonies were cancelled or postponed at the time, we suffered losses and had no other income,” she shared.
Pilmico started the Flour Sacks to Face Masks project amid the ECQ with the purpose of equipping its business units and personnel with reusable face masks, as well as donating said masks to communities and partners that need them.” Malou exclaimed. “We were so worried about how we would survive the ECQ until we got the call from Pilmico. We were so relieved,” she continued.
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