San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora on Monday, Oct. 20, said there is no need yet for the implementation of mandatory wearing of face masks in Metro Manila despite a slight uptick in cases of flu-like illnesses in recent days. Zamora made the statement during...
Staying healthy during the flu season can be challenging as the wet weather creates a perfect environment for viruses to thrive and spread. This is the very reason why the wet season is also known as the flu season in the Philippines. Inside churches or public transport like jeepneys, one can...
Face masks are not necessary to prevent monkeypox (Mpox) transmission, as the virus spreads through close and intimate contact, not through the air like Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, June 1. “Sa airborne illness ‘yun kagaya ng Covid, pero sa sakit na ito na...
There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
ILOILO CITY – Face masks are again mandatory indoors in this city as a result of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases. PEOPLE wearing face masks pass by the Corona store on busy Calle Real in downtown Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Mayor Jerry Treñas has issued Executive Order No. 2023-048...
There is no recommendation yet from the Department of Health (DOH) to bring back the mandatory wearing of face masks amid the rise in Covid-19 infections in the country. “Currently, there is no recommendation from the Department of Health on the amendment of the Executive Order No. 7 regarding the...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted in December 2022 found that most Filipinos agree with the voluntary wearing of face masks. In the survey results released on Monday, March 27, SWS bared that 91 percent of Filipinos approve of the Executive Order (EO) 7 issued in 2022, allowing the...
BERLIN, Germany - Germany will end the requirement to wear face masks on long-distance trains and buses from February 2 as the coronavirus pandemic loosened its grip on the country, authorities announced Friday. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach made the announcement after consultations with...
Facemasks (stock photo) Pediatricians are still recommending students and teachers to wear their face masks inside classrooms following the government’s decision to make masking optional in the country. Both the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the...
(Maskmedicare/ Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging the public, especially those who belong to the vulnerable sector, to still use a face mask when going to shopping malls. “Sana po lahat tayo ay alam ang ating risk level, alam natin kung kailan tayo pipiliin na magtanggal ng...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Thursday, Nov. 3, the lifting of mandatory usage of face masks in workplaces. The new rules are stipulated under Labor Advisory No. 22 s.22 or the Guidelines on the Voluntary Wearing of Face Masks in Workplaces signed by Labor Secretary...
A Makabayan lawmaker has expressed alarm over the optional wearing of face masks in public schools, saying this directive from the Department of Education (DepEd) endangers the lives of pupils and teacher alike. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from Zoom) "Allowing the...
