An official of the Department of Health (DOH) has defended the continued use of face shields, saying that it provides added protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Dr. Alethea De Guzman of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau said the combined use of face shields and...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, June 22, denied flip-flopping on the face shield policy. He pointed instead to Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Senator Joel Villanueva as having prematurely announced that the wearing of face shields will no longer be required in...
Government must explain as best as it could the science behind its decision ordering the mandatory wearing of face shields outdoors , Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday, June 22 said. ‘’As far as I know, the Philippines is the only country in the world requiring the use of both face mask...
The Silliman University (SU) will hold limited face-to-face classes for the students of its Medical Technology program after it received authorization from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Silliman University (Photo from su.edu.ph) Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ICLS) Director...
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....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, June 22 maintained that the key to the resumption of face-to-face classes is getting teachers and students inoculated against the coronavirus disease or COVID-19. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said he sees...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III slammed President Duterte's decision to retain the mandatory use of face shields, saying health experts, who recommended it, have yet to prove its effectiveness in lessening COVID-19 infection. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III "Health experts? They have...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones has withdrawn the request of the Department of Education (DepEd) for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes for students at the basic education level. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) This after President...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its vaccine expert panel (VEP) welcomed Monday, June 21, the decision of President Duterte to make mandatory the wearing of face shields, both indoors and outdoors, again. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
President Duterte is still opposed to the resumption of face-to-face classes for now especially in the wake of threats from the contagious Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)...
President Duterte said he was "constrained" to keep the wearing of face shields mandatory both indoors and outdoors to prevent a disaster that may be caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte made the statement after...
President Duterte decided to keep his mind more open to health experts as the Philippines faces the threat of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his weekly pre-recorded public address, President Duterte admitted to...
