Amid the lockdown, authorities began requiring Filipinos to wear face masks as an additional health measure whenever they leave their homes to help slow the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, House Bill 6623 or the proposed “New Normal for the Workplace and Public Spaces Act of 2020,” filed by ranking solons, will mandate Filipinos to wear masks in public and workplaces.
According to the owner Sheryl Ann Buenaventura, she decided to fashion face masks to sustain the livelihood of her seamstresses. Due to the locked borders and travel restrictions, Buenaventura had difficulty sourcing the materials she needed to produce the face masks. This, however, birthed her the idea of using the leftover handmade materials made by weavers from Santiago, Ilocos Sur and La Paz, Abra for her previous clothing lines.
Style Ana was able to repurpose all the excess scraps, creating over 3,000 face masks — which have all been bought. “From the very start, we wanted our customer to choose from the prints that we produce but since [the initial] was made from scraps, we did not guarantee the same prints. They preordered the quantity and once the masks are finished, we got in touch with them so they can choose the print,” Buenaventura said.
Aside from providing the sewers a continuous livelihood, the initiative also enabled Buenaventura to help Filipinos most affected by the coronavirus.
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