At the height of the pandemic, Ilonggo and Uswag sewers turned cheesecloth or katsa from the bakeries and milling companies that donated free pandesal and made it into face masks.
Dubbed as Uswag Seamstresses and Tailors, the initiative provided livelihood to 93 tailors and seamstresses and produced more than 300,000 face masks which are given to the Ilonggos, medical frontliners and enforcement workers.
This is the result of Mayor Jerry P. Treñas' daughter Raisa's initiated project together with katsa (cheesecloth) donors and artists who donated their earnings.
Treñas thanked bakeries and milling companies that gave cheesecloth materials after giving Ilonggos in need free pandesal totaling to 201,594 packs of eight-piece per pack bread.
This has been made possible through the "Ilonggo Artists Against COVID-19" donation drive which raised P3-million funds from sales through the online gallery in May, gathering 300 artworks from 86 artists.
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