A public health expert said on Saturday, June 5, that wearing of face shields must remain until 80 percent of Filipinos have been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Benito Atienza, president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), said the...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said that the use of face shields serves as an added protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The DOH reiterated that the set minimum public health standards when consistently done and observed altogether, will significantly help reduce risk of...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Friday that the recommendation to no longer require face shields in the country should not come from politicians. Asked for her opinion on the government's policy on the mandatory wearing of face shields, Belmonte said politicians like her should not decide...
The position of the Metro Manila mayors on the proposal to revisit the guidelines on the use of face shields will depend on the recommendation of the health experts, Metro Manila Council Chairman Edwin Olivarez said Friday. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Kami pong mga Metro mayors, hindi po kami...
The statement of Manila mayor Isko Moreno against the mandatory wearing of face shields in public places created a buzz on social media recently. He is requesting that the government to restudy the policy and possibly revise it. According to Mayor Isko, if there's no scientific proof about the face...
Malacañang was not keen on rescinding the order to require the public to wear face shields outdoors, saying that wearing it along with face masks while doing physical distancing was almost equivalent to getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In this photo taken on September...
The proposed resumption of the pilot test of face-to-face classes in low risk areas will be studied by President Duterte in light of the gains achieved in the government's vaccination drive. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the...
Former health secretary and incumbent Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Thursday, June 3, supported calls for the government to lift its mandatory face shield policy, raising that this could increase coronavirus transmission. Former Department of Health secretary and incumbent...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's controversial statement seeking to exclude face shield in the minimum public health safety protocol is just a suggestion and not a demand from the government, an official of the D epartment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official clarified Thursday, June 3. In a...
In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public market in Manila. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is not in favor of the proposal to lift the policy that requires people to wear face shields when stepping out...
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. Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso During his mayoral address, Domagoso...
The Manila City government has approved the request of four more schools in the city — the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila, Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC), PHINMA St. Jude College (SJC), and National University (NU) — to conduct limited face-to-face classes for their medical and...
