The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is mulling the possibility of issuing a “safety seal” to schools that have been approved to hold limited face-to-face classes - or even those that will be allowed to do so in the future. Commission on Higher Education Chairman Popoy De Vera (Phot from...
Individuals who will be caught without face shields in open and enclosed spaces will not be arrested by police, but will instead be "reminded" of existing anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) protocols. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people are seen wearing face shields as they queue up...
Who's really calling the shots now? Senate President Vicente Sotto III raised this question as he slammed on Friday, June 18, the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases for refusing to ease the rules on the use of face shields amid the pandemic. Senate...
The money used by ordinary Filipinos to purchase face shields could have been used to buy food and other essential items they need during the COVID-19 pandemic, former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay said on Friday (June 18). (Jojo Binay Facebook/Manila Bulletin) “Buti sana kung libre ang...
EDITORS DESK We do not exactly know when this horrible pandemic would end, but one thing is sure when you talk to scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists – there is a looming pandemic that concerns the environment. More than a year of wearing face shields, donning PPEs, having food...
The government task force in charge of addressing the pandemic is opposed to easing the rules on wearing of face shields especially indoors amid the continued threat of the coronavirus disease. President Rodrigo Duterte discusses matters with Senate President Vicente Sotto III and other lawmakers...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) expressed readiness to make an appeal to President Duterte if ever the face shield policy will eventually be required only in hospitals. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the matter regarding the face shield policy will be discussed by the members of...
The government is considering revising the rule on the mandatory use of face shields in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) President Duterte has preferred that people should be required to wear face shields only in hospitals, which will become a "policy" as protection...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Thursday (June 17) said he is “happy” to hear that President Duterte is reportedly considering revisiting the face shield policy. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “If it’s true, I’m happy that the President is now reconsidering the...
President Duterte has agreed that face shields should only be worn in hospitals. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public market in Manila. (TED ALJIBE/AFP) Senate President Vicente Sotto III said this came up during their meeting in Malacañang on...
The proposed removal of face shields especially when outdoors will be high on the agenda of the meeting of the government's pandemic task force on Thursday, June 17. Health workers administer coronavirus vaccines to people belonging to A5 priority group at the Baseco compound in Manila on June 16,...
Recognizing that hands-on training and face-to-face instruction are also crucial in other degree courses, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) eyes to expand the implementation of limited in-person classes. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED Chairperson Popoy De Vera, during the Laging Handa...
