To ensure the country’s sufficient supply of face masks, President Rodrigo R. Duterte issued a new memorandum designating the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as the lead implementing and coordinating agency relative to its procurement and production.
Under Memorandum Order No. 49, DTI will be leading the efforts of five other agencies with related to face mask production and distribution.
These agencies include the Department of Health (DOH), Technical Education and Skill Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Presidential Management Staff (PMS).
Among DTI’s new responsibilities is to consolidate various micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), cooperatives and community organization relative to face mask production.
It will coordinate with DOH the “most cost-efficient and good quality specifications” for the face masks that will be locally produced.
DTI is also required to provide support to the TESDA so it could gain access to raw materials and markets for the face masks its trainees will produce.
Among the potential buyers of the said face masks is the government, which will be procuring it using the funds from the DOH.
“In view of providing livelihood and assistance to the learners of TESDA, the DTI and DBM-PS shall coordinate with the TESDA for the procurement of face masks produced by said learners, as may be consistent with the prescribed specifications.” the two-paged circular read.
Meanwhile, the DSWD will be tapped to distributed the government-procured face masks to financially disadvantaged and persons with disability.
The PMS will be in charge in monitoring the said distribution, which it will consolidate into a report to be submitted to the President.
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