To mask up or not to mask up? Health reform advocate Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon backed the possible reimposition of the mandatory face mask mandate, stressing that this could help protect Filipinos against Covid-19. “Ako ay walang tutol dyan. Because of the increased mobility at dahil ayaw...
Senator Sonny Angara said he hopes that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases would hold dialogues with local government units (LGUs) to discuss the mandatory wearing of face masks against Covid-19. In an interview with The Chiefs, Angara said that...
More than two years into the pandemic, the Pateros municipal government has banned the improper disposal of used face masks and other items related to Covid-19. The Pateros Municipal Council has approved Ordinance No. 2022-04 “prohibiting the improper disposal of face masks and other Covid-19...
Muntinlupa City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have dropped below 100 in the last three days. Based on data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), as of Nov. 13, the city’s active cases totaled 93, adding only seven new COVID-19 cases for the day, out of 27,519 confirmed...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi is supporting the proposal for the non-mandatory wearing of face shields. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos said on Monday, Nov. 8, that the official position of the 17 Metro Manila mayors during their meeting on Nov. 7 was to do away...
The Muntinlupa City Police Station apprehended 218 individuals for violating general community quarantine (GCQ) rules on the use of face masks and face shields, and curfew in just 24 hours in the city. According to the police, the violators were cited for infracting city ordinances on GCQ policies,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Monday, May 10 said the police should heed newly-appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar’s order not to put mask violators in jail. Recto said any rush to arrest persons for not wearing face mask without setting up...
The Muntinlupa police apprehended on Friday 1,326 persons, mostly minors, for violating the city ordinance on the mandatory wearing of face masks outside residence. Of the total violators, 1,281, or 97 percent, were minors and only 45, or 3 percent, were adults. They were all caught without...
