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Batangas seamstress sews face masks for Taal Volcano evacuees

Adrian Portugal, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 07:56 PM

Rosalina Mantuano, a seamstress for 45 years, began sewing dozens of colorful masks using scrap fabric in her atelier and gave it away for free to her neighbors in Lipa City, just 20 km (12 miles) from the Taal Volcano. Read more »

Face masks nilagyan ng SRP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 08:27 PM

Nagtakda ngayong Huwebes ang Department of Health ng suggested retail price sa N-95 masks at iba pang mga produktong maaaring magsilbing proteksiyon sa mapanganib na abong ibinubuga ng bulkang Taal.   Read more »

Profiteering raps await those selling overpriced face masks: DTI

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:09 PM

Businessmen selling overpriced face masks will face profiteering charges, the Department of Trade and Industry said Wednesday as demand surged due to the eruption of the Taal Volcano. Read more »

DOH orders price freeze on medical supplies in areas hit by Taal eruption

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 01:28 AM

MANILA - The Department of Health on Tuesday ordered a price freeze on face masks, nebulizers, and other medicine in areas affected by Taal Volcano's eruption.   Read more »

DOH: Wearing N95 face masks in Metro Manila unnecessary

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 04:07 PM

Residents living near the volcano are the ones who should wear N95 respirators as ashfall in these places are dangerous to one’s wellbeing, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Laxamana told reporters in Malacañang.   Read more »

Diapers, bras, panties can serve as improvised face masks: DOH

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 04:21 PM

Diapers and undergarments such as bras and panties can be used to protect one’s nose and mouth from inhaling ash, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Laxamana told reporters in Malacañang.   Read more »

Face mask hoarders to face sanctions: DOH chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 11:06 AM

MANILA — Retailers who hoard and jack up prices of face masks will face sanctions, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Tuesday as Taal Volcano remained under watch for a possible "hazardous" eruption.  Read more »

Search for face masks brings cautious customers to Sta. Cruz, Manila

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 07:58 PM

After most drugstores all over Metro Manila ran out of supplies of face masks, dozens of cautious residents trooped to Sta. Cruz, Manila on Monday in the hopes of finding stocks. Read more »

Face mask prices in Manila jump to P200 as Taal rumbles - vice mayor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 01:49 PM

Authorities will inspect stores in Manila following reports that the price of face masks spiked as a volcano south of the capital threatened to erupt, Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said Monday.    Read more »

Hong Kong metro stays shut after night of violent protests

Reuters
Posted at Oct 05 11:02 AM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's metro system will stay shut on Saturday, the rail operator said, paralysing transport in the Asian financial hub after a night of chaos in which police shot a teenage boy and pro-democracy protesters torched businesses and metro stations. Read more »

Hong Kong set to ban face masks in bid to curb violence - media

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 04:21 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong is set to enact an emergency law to ban face masks at rallies, media reported on Thursday, as authorities grapple with nearly four months of anti-government protests. Read more »

Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state as fires burn

Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 02:24 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has sent half a million face masks to its eastern state of Sarawak, where air pollution levels have spiked amid worsening forest fires in neighboring Indonesia, authorities said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Pond’s launches serum-infused face masks

Pond’s
Posted at Apr 30 02:18 PM

Find out how you can give your skin an "extra boost." Read more »