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Angeles taps local ‘mananahi’ for facemask program

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Angeles City—Aiming to protect the environment and provide additional source of income to city residents, Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. recently launched a facemask livelihood program.

The mayor said the program will develop reusable facemasks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to provide sustainable livelihood for marginalized sectors including solo parents, persons with disability, stay-at-home parents, and women’s groups.

“Ngayong panahon ng pandemya, marami sa mga kababayan natin ang naapektuhan ang mga kabuhayan. Kaya minabuti naming simulan itong livelihood program na ito, na pwedeng-pwede nilang gawin sa kanilang mga tahanan,” Lazatin pointed out.

Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel explained that under the program, the city government will hire home-based seamstresses or “mananahi” to produce reusable facemasks and PPEs.

Each seamstress will be required to have own sewing machine at home,” Manuel added.

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Meanwhile, all materials, such as fabric, bands, and thread will be provided by the city government, and will be distributed and collected house-to-house by members of the Public Employment Services Office (PESO), she also said.

“The members of PESO are currently assessing the applicants conducting ocular inspection of their houses, the availability of sewing machines, and cleanliness of the surrounding,” she added.

Angeles City Economic Development Investment and Promotions Office OIC Irish Bonus-Llego said each seamstress will produce 250 facemasks a week and 20 PPEs monthly.

PESO Officer Maria Rosa Teodora Basilio said the seamstress will be paid P4 per facemask and P300 per PPE.

“The payment for all finished items will be released every 15 days,” she said.

Lazatin said they will tap local designers to create designs and patterns for the facemask livelihood program.

“Nakatulong na sila sa programa natin, nai-promote pa natin yung talent at galing nila sa pagdidisenyo,” the mayor said.

Other livelihood programs currently being mulled by the city government include tinapa-making, basket weaving, eco-bag making, bigasan, and atchara-making.

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