Carmona residents shocked to discover face masks used as pillow fluff

Two Carmona, Cavite residents found themselves in a waking nightmare after discovering that the pillows they purchased were stuffed with used face masks.

According to Vonne Aquino’s “24 Oras” report, neighbors Nolan Lodor and Joan Casukay bought the pillows for P50 each from children who made rounds in Barangay Uno.

“Nag-aalangan kang gamitin, hindi ka komportable tapos lalo no’ng nabuksan, parang nakakadiri na siya,” Lodor said.

“No’ng pagbukas po ng aking mother, ang laman po niya mga face mask na marurumi. Ayon po, kinabahan po kami kasi natakot po kami, baka mamaya po kasi may coronavirus,” Casukay added.

Biñan, Laguna resident Erika Marfil also had the same experience after buying pillows online from a seller based in Carmona.

“Sabi ko po sa asawa ko, buksan namin ‘yung unan. Kaya ayun pagbukas namin, puro face mask nga po ‘yung laman,” she said.

The Carmona Municipal Health Office has collected the pillows to see if the face masks inside have been used.

“Ang ating gagawin ay ikondena ito sapagkat hindi po magandang practice at makipagugnayan sa kapitan, siguro sa ating kapulisan, at sa tulong ng ating mga taga-sanidad ay malaman kung ano ba talaga ang puno’t dulo ng bagay na ito,” health officer Homer Aguinaldo said.

He added that the sellers may face charges for violation of the Sanitation Code of the Philippines.—Julia Mari Ornedo/LDF, GMA News