Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi is supporting the proposal for the non-mandatory wearing of face shields. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos said on Monday, Nov. 8, that the official position of the 17 Metro Manila mayors during their meeting on Nov. 7 was to do away...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed support Monday, Nov. 8, on the proposal of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to lift the use of face shields in public places except in high-risk areas such as medical...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora backed on Monday the proposal to lift the mandatory use of face shields in Metro Manila. "During a meeting of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) composed of the National Capital Region mayors and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) last night, it was...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will recommend to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) the scrapping of mandatory use of face shields in the National Capital Region following mutual agreement among Metro mayors. MMDA Chairman...
As part of its preparations for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes to start this month, the Department of Education (DepEd) held an orientation with the 100 identified school implementers and their instructional leaders on the teaching-learning component. Tamulaya Elementary...
(JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently evaluating the need for people to wear face shields in areas with a low number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the use of a face shield was...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, Nov. 5, announced that the conduct of limited face-to-face classes for all degree programs in the tertiary level in Metro Manila and other areas under Alert Level 2 will now be allowed. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “In the IATF ,...
In an effort to ensure that the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes in low risk areas will be implemented smoothly, officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) visited a public school in Polillo Island on Thursday, Nov. 4. (Photo from DepEd Philippines FB page) DepEd Undersecretary...
An advocacy group on Thursday, Nov. 4, pointed out positive developments in the the education sector this year in spite of the “learning crisis” in the country. Tamulaya Elementary School in Polillo Island prepares for the pilot face-to-face classes starting Nov. 15, 2021 (Photo from DepEd) The...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has vowed to push for the exclusion of the use of face shield in the health protocol for the prevention of infection from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the improving situation in the country. In a news briefing on Thursday, Nov....
Out of the 67 nations analyzed, the Philippines was one of only four countries that received a five-star rating for its pandemic response across all levels of basic education. (Photo from DepEd) In the recently-published Ensuring Equal Access to Education in Future Crises: Findings of the New...
Editorial One of the most “divisive” items in this pandemic is undoubtedly the face shield. Some people say it is a useful barrier against an unseen virus, while some would just put it on their head like a sun visor or hair clip. Even health experts couldn’t agree among themselves if this...
