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Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III has ordered the arrest of people violating the mandatory wearing of face masks and face shields in the municipality due to the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant.

A total of 2,250 individuals are now facing charges for violation of the face mask and physical distancing regulations from June 14 to 20, amid the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday night, June 21.

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.

Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported Monday night, June 14 that 2,417 individuals have been charged for violating minimum health standards for the period of June 7 to 13.

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso urged the government on Wednesday to reconsider and reevaluate its policy mandating the public to wear face shields as added protection against the COVID-19.

The total number of Muntinlupa residents who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has reached 50,000.

The guidelines for the arrest of violators of COVID-19 protocols are expected to be released on May 31, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Saturday, May 29.

The Department of Health (DOH) is not yet keen in recommending to lift the face mask policy for fully vaccinated individuals, saying that several factors should be considered first.

A man initially accosted for not wearing a face mask was arrested by police after he yielded P1 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in Taguig City on Friday.

The Muntinlupa police have penalized an additional 280 people for not wearing face masks and face shields in violation of health protocols.

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Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. urged the public to keep on wearing their face masks as if the country has no vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) yet.

Thousands of people were apprehended and fined by personnel of the Quezon City government and police on Wednesday for violating health safety measures, including those who were not wearing face shields and those who supposedly took off their mask to wipe sweat from their face.

The chief of the Taguig City Police Station said face mask ordinance violators in the city are meted out fines, held for up to eight hours, but not charged in court.

Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all policemen to give free face masks to those who would be arrested for no wearing any as the government intensified its campaign to run after those who are not wearing or not properly wearing face mask amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Pasay City Police assured on Monday, May 10, that all violators of the mandatory wearing of face masks will be treated “humanely” and “their rights will be strictly respected.”

A lawyer and councilor in Muntinlupa said the police can only impose fines but not detain face mask violators based on an existing city ordinance.

The Muntinlupa police apprehended on Friday 1,326 persons, mostly minors, for violating the city ordinance on the mandatory wearing of face masks outside residence.