17,000 face masks, medicines brought to Batangas 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Jel SantosNearly 17, 000 respiratory masks were transported by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to two evacuation centers in Batangas on Tuesday morning. In partnership with MMDA, the PHAPCares Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), donated over 16,500 respiratory masks at the evacuation centers in Sto. Augmenting needed medical supplies such as face masks and medicines are important to cushion the possible health consequences of the volcanic activity on the people and our emergency responders,” Jannette Jakosalem, PHAPCares Foundation president, said in a statement. “We thank PHAPCares Foundation for the much needed face masks, medicines and goggles which are running out of stock and sadly, being sold at a higher price because of the calamity.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 14, 2020 07:44 UTC