Good news to the residents of SoCCSkSarGen! The first surgical face mask factory in General Santos City has already started its operations.

The firm that owns this is Isomed Medical Company and is located at Nopol, Barangay Conel, this city.

The company’s P50 million investment on this project aims to produce daily at least 1,500 3-ply and 4-ply surgical disposable face masks to augment the country’s needs in her fight against the Coronavirus disease.

Aside from face masks, Isomed also produces PPEs or Personal Protective Equipment, disposable bed sheets & hospital shoe covers and medical gowns.

Currently, Isomed Medical Co. is employing locals and indigenous people to handle the production, thus giving much-needed boost to the city’s employment figures.

Source: LGU-Gensan FB Page