Taysan, Batangas – Republic Cement tapped is local partner women’s cooperative, the Asosasyong Katuwang sa Pangkabuhayan ng Bilogo (AKAP) to sew 1,000 cloth masks for the benefit of local frontliners and residents in the 20 barangays of Taysan, Batangas. AKAP was organized in December 2016 but the Republic Cement Batangas Plant as one of its beneficiaries of the livelihood initiatives under its Social Development and Management Program (SDMP). Currently the group is composed