Designer personal protective equipment (PPE) clothing is displayed in a department store, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 24, 2020. - Reuters
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): A group of companies that repurposed their plants to make personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers is now asking the government for help, as they struggle against the influx of imported PPEs.
The newly formed Confederation of Philippine Manufacturers of PPE (CPMP) wants certain measures to be included in the Bayanihan 2 bill, such as the exemption of locally made PPEs from taxes and fees.
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