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...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed support Monday, Nov. 8, on the proposal of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to lift the use of face shields in public places except in high-risk areas such as medical...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora backed on Monday the proposal to lift the mandatory use of face shields in Metro Manila. "During a meeting of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) composed of the National Capital Region mayors and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) last night, it was...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will recommend to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) the scrapping of mandatory use of face shields in the National Capital Region following mutual agreement among Metro mayors. MMDA Chairman...
(JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently evaluating the need for people to wear face shields in areas with a low number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the use of a face shield was...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has vowed to push for the exclusion of the use of face shield in the health protocol for the prevention of infection from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the improving situation in the country. In a news briefing on Thursday, Nov....
Editorial One of the most “divisive” items in this pandemic is undoubtedly the face shield. Some people say it is a useful barrier against an unseen virus, while some would just put it on their head like a sun visor or hair clip. Even health experts couldn’t agree among themselves if this...
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, Nov. 3, stood by the national government's face shield policy, citing added eye protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite fresh calls to scrap the mandate. Ricardo P. Cruz Sr. Elementary School in Taguig, City conducts a simulation of face...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA has expressed its support for the non-requirement of face shields inside cinemas for a better watching experience. "We were in a GoNegosyo forum and they were discussing removing the requirement for face shields in...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, Nov. 2, disclosed that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases is studying the possibility of finally ending the face shield policy. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The fall in President Duterte's net satisfaction rating as shown in the latest SWS survey reflects the people’s continuing struggle in coping with the challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Vice President Leni Robredo's camp said on Sunday, Oct. 31. Vice President Leni...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is investigating allegations against Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation that it tampered with manufacturing dates of medical-grade face shields for health workers. " investigating reports of suspected tampering of manufacturing dates of face shields...
