61-year-old Rosalina Mantuano in the Philippines has taken it upon herself to provide face masks to the public after prices increased fivefold after the Taal volcano started spewing ash
LIPA, Philippines - When demand and prices of face masks shot up after a small yet destructive volcano south of the Philippine capital suddenly spewed volcanic ash, a 61-year-old seamstress sprang into action to help her neighbors.
“As a seamstress, I thought what if I made my own masks and give it away for free to those affected. That is what I did,” said Mantuano, who makes 100 face masks a day. Shortly after the eruption, supply of face masks dropped and prices increased to as much as five times the usual price. The Philippine trade ministry has threatened to sue businessmen and shutter their shops for raising prices to unreasonable levels.
“A lot of people here needed face masks, supplies were sold out and others were very expensive,” said neighbor Remedios Guevarra.
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