A VISIT to a hair salon for now is unthinkable as the enhanced community quarantine is still in effect until May 15.
And in all likelihood, a downgrade to the general community quarantine might be the next classification of the province of Negros Occidental insofar as the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID).
As most people have grown their hair long by now due to the non-availability of beauty parlors which do haircut, the City Government of Victorias led by Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca in coordination with acting City Administrator Dino Acuña and the group of hairstylists and barbers offered free haircuts to the 100 frontliners and volunteers who helped the city in extending its food aids to its residents at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
The volunteers bade goodbye to long hair with this free hair cut session held at Don Alejandro Acuña Yap Quiña Arts and Cultural Center on May 13.
Social distancing and the use of facemasks were observed.
Acting City Administrator Acuña said the free haircut for Victorias City frontliners was a form of appreciation by the city through Mayor Francis Frederick “Wantan” Palanca for their commitment and service to the people of Victorias City.
Acuña thanked the volunteer hairstylists for honoring frontliners and volunteers with their skills and service.
“More than anything, it’s the thought that counts the most. Thank you for your good heart. We appreciate your kindness. God speed,” he said.
From the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, these frontliners and volunteers took the lead in the distribution of food packs from the city proper down to the far-flung neighborhoods who cannot any more secure their food supply due to the implementation of the city-wide enhanced community quarantine.
Indeed, stories of kindness sprout as the health crisis brings out the best in people.