ILOILO CITY — Following the Inter-Agency Task Force recommendation making the use of face masks optional, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has issued an order making the use of face masks voluntary in outdoor areas in the province of Iloilo. JEEPNEY passengers in Iloilo City are seen improperly wearing...
CEBU CITY – The mayor of this city welcomed the national government’s recommendation to make the wearing of face mask in open spaces optional. Mayor Michael Rama said “I am glad" with the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) recommendation especially that the policy is already being practiced...
As the country slowly eases into a less rigid mask-wearing policy, Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says that the Department of Health (DOH) should begin stocking up on Covid-19 antiviral drugs in preparation for a potential surge. Iloilo City 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson...
The recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to ease the restrictions on wearing of face masks in public and workplaces drew mixed reactions from the common people working on the busy streets every day, and even barangay officials...
Party-list lawmakers on Wednesday, Sept. 7, welcomed the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to lift the mandatory wearing of face masks in outdoor spaces with good ventilation. Palm Sunday at San Roque Parish in Pateros (Photo...
Malacañang has announced the government's intention to lift the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors towards the latter part of 2022. Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said face mask gives protection (Screenshot from Taguig City government video) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced in a...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda thinks that "carelessness" on the part of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) may have facilitated the annoying and worrisome spam text blasts of today. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda According to Salceda, the IATF was...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has enumerated what he believed were the government’s missteps in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, which struck the country in early 2020. (Martin Sanchez/ Unsplash) Villafuerte made these remarks in the context of his call for a more relaxed rule...
League of the Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) National President Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. urged local chief executives (LCEs) to strictly implement the health protocols of the national government as he stressed that country is still under state of health emergency. Tamayao issued the statement while...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos said he's willing to make Cebu City a pilot area for the optional use of face masks. (Maskmedicare Shop/ Unsplash) This was confirmed to congressmen by Abalos during the budget deliberations of the agency before the House...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has asked Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to defer the implementation of the decision that no longer mandates the wearing of face masks in open spaces. Abalos issued the statement after learning that Rama...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is prepared to handle all pandemic-related response as it is recommended by the Department of Health (DOH) to replace the task forces assigned for such responsibilities. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...
