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More face masks sent to Taal evacuees, responders
PHAPCares Foundation and the Chinese Coast Guard donated relief goods, including face masks, medicines, and drinking water, to evacuees and responders in Batangas affected by the Taal Volcano eruption.
PHAPCares Foundation provided over 16,500 respiratory masks, medicines for respiratory illnesses, and drinking water to evacuation centers in Sto. Tomas and Padre Garcia.
The Chinese Coast Guard, through the Philippine Coast Guard, donated 600 pieces of N95 face masks and food packs.
The donations aim to address potential health risks, such as respiratory illnesses and irritation, posed by the volcanic ash fall.
MMDA personnel and other agency responders deployed in Batangas were also supplied with face masks, N-95 masks, and goggles.
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