The face of President Rodrigo Duterte is being sold as masks for Halloowen this year.
“Sales are expected to soar before end of October,” said John Tan, an industrial engineer who has been making masks of popular people for the observation of Halloween since 2011.
“There was no other choice but President Duterte this year,” said Tan, referring to the president’s courage to fight illegal drug trade.
Tan explained he did not mean to scare people with a Duterte mask, noting that the basis of his choice was "never political, just purely economic, and on the personality's popularity."
Tan has decided an initial test number of 500 Duterte masks, sold online at P700 each.
Sales experts predicted that orders for the expensive Duterte mask could reach ceiling high, overwhelm Tan, and make him work double time to meet unexpected demand.
Tan also said a deluge of orders is “always welcomed for profit,” adding he had done his homework ahead of selling — by sculpting early in clay the president’s face based on still pictures and video footages.
“My masks are produced by an instant mask-making machine called Vaquform,” he said, adding he has a custom-built desktop version of the same machine that he has been using to teach industrial techniques to students at the University of the Philippines in Diliman.
Last year, Tan's choice was Tyrion Lannister, a popular character in Games of Throne.
Tan also created a Pacquiao mask and sold 1,500 units.
Source: Gulf News
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