For those who do not relish the thought of using face shields again while out in public, don't fret. President Rodrigo Duterte tries on a face shield. (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles clarified on Wednesday, Dec. 22 that President Duterte's...
President Duterte has "advised" Filipinos to use face shields on top of their face masks in order to protect themselves from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Kaya yung talagang gustong di kayo matamaan, huwag niyong itapon yung...
Deputy Speaker and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, Dec. 20 called on the Senate to fast track the approval of its version of the Permanent Evacuation Centers Bill that proposes to ensure safe and secured evacuation venues for victims of typhoons and other natural and man-made...
Getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) should be made mandatory to effectively contain the pandemic, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday, Dec. 1. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense)...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) An infectious disease expert said he is in favor of making the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory in the country. "If this will be mandatory, I will really support that," said Dr. Rontgene Solante, chief of the Adult Infectious Diseases and...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion supported the proposal to make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory, saying that it's for "the common good" to have every Filipino vaccinated. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Malacañang is leaving it up to Congress to decide whether or not it will craft a law that would make coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination mandatory in the country. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook) "Kailangan po ng batas. Mas magiging ano yan, mas...
Local government units (LGUs) have the authority to impose the mandatory vaccination of their respective constituents, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, Nov. 30, after President Duterte declared that he is open to force Filipinos to be inoculated amid the...
President Duterte says he's inclined to approve a proposal to make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory among Filipinos, should the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) come up with one. President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a Cabinet member’s presentation during his ‘Talk...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has fully authorized public and private establishments to refuse individuals who don't follow minimum public health standards (MPHS), particularly the wearing of face masks. (MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and...
Establishments in areas under Alert Level 4 are the only ones given the discretion to impose the mandatory use of face shields amid the lifting of the policy in areas under alert levels 1, 2, and 3. WHAT PHYSICAL DISTANCING?--A huge number people gather outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital for a...
President Duterte said he has approved the recommendation to lift the mandatory wearing of face shields in almost all areas in the country but said face masks will forever remain while the coronavirus (COVID-19) is still around. (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the statement after...
