Education Secretary Leonor Briones has withdrawn the request of the Department of Education (DepEd) for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes for students at the basic education level. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) This after President...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its vaccine expert panel (VEP) welcomed Monday, June 21, the decision of President Duterte to make mandatory the wearing of face shields, both indoors and outdoors, again. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
President Duterte is still opposed to the resumption of face-to-face classes for now especially in the wake of threats from the contagious Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)...
President Duterte said he was "constrained" to keep the wearing of face shields mandatory both indoors and outdoors to prevent a disaster that may be caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte made the statement after...
President Duterte decided to keep his mind more open to health experts as the Philippines faces the threat of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his weekly pre-recorded public address, President Duterte admitted to...
Hours after the announcement that it would no longer be required outdoors , President Duterte gave in to local health experts and declared the wearing of face shields, both indoors and outdoors, is mandatory again. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people are seen wearing face shields as...
There are 300 public schools nationwide “ready” to hold limited face-to-face classes once approved by President Duterte and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID), the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday, June 21. A teacher holds...
Malacañang said that the wearing of face shields is no longer required outdoors, saying the government's pandemic task force only appealed that it be required indoors. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement as the public awaits...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is still recommending the continued use of face shields in public spaces to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they adopted the...
The leader of a pro-science consumer advocacy group said it's "sad" that Filipinos can't seem to agree on the use or non-use of face shields, while its neighbors in the region have already moved on to bigger things as far as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is concerned. (Ali Vicoy /...
People form a line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin/File Photo) Infectious disease experts are still recommending to the public to wear face shields as it is one of the measures to prevent the spread of highly transmissible variants of...
In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people are seen wearing face shields as they queue up at a public market in Manila. (Ted Aldine /AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has emphasized the importance of wearing a face shield as it offers an additional protection against the...
