(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III believes that the use of face shields should be “risk-based” amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Kung ako ang tatanungin, ito personal...pwedeng gawing voluntary under...
It is the responsibility of the local government units (LGUs) to strictly enforce all health protocols especially with the start of the ‘meet and greet’ ploys of the political bets and parties that attract huge crowds all over the country, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP)...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso stood pat on his decision to impose a "no face shield" policy in the capital city and urged the national government "to go to court" if it wants declaratory relief and stop the city from imposing its policy. (Manila PIO photo / File photo / MANILA...
The San Juan City local government said on Tuesday that it will not lift the mandatory use of face shields until the national government orders it. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora issued the statement a day after Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso passed an ordinance on Monday, Nov....
If asked, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said he would be more inclined to follow Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary (DILG) Eduardo Año's stand to scrap the mandatory wearing of face shield policy even without approval from the...
Executive Orders (EOs) issued by mayors to lift the mandatory wearing of face masks in their localities are legal, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. Año disputed the statement of Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque who said that mayor's EOs are...
BIÑAN, Laguna – The city government is no longer requiring face shields in business establishments. In a Facebook post on Monday (Nov. 8), Mayor Arman Dimaguila announced that wearing face shields is now only voluntary as per Executive Order No. 33, Series of 2021. The local government...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Yesterday, Presidential candidate, Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso announced that the City of Manila would be the latest city, following Davao, Ormoc and Iloilo, to turn their back on the highly divisive face shield for public use. Over a year after the IATF made them...
Here’s the scientific reason we need them CLINICAL MATTERS Few things are currently as controversial as face shields. With the Philippines being one of the few countries in the world that advocate its use, the face shield has become a hot button topic and reaped a lot of scorn from politicians...
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV considers Vice President Leni Robredo’s “Kalayaan sa (Freedom from) COVID” plan the solution that Filipinos have been waiting for a long time from the government. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV listens to a presentation by Vice President Leni Robredo...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the Metro Manila Council (MMC) will issue a resolution setting the guidelines on the lifting of mandatory wearing of face shields. In a text message, Olivarez said the MMC resolution on the lifting of the face shield mandate will be released anytime by the...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano is backing the proposal for the lifting of the mandatory use of face shields. Cayetano held a meeting with the Taguig Safe City Task Force Monday for the city’s move recommending lifting of the face shield mandate to the Inter-Agency Task Force. A woman wearing face...
