MANILA, Philippines—There’s still no need to mandate face mask use despite the ongoing flu season, Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo, spokesperson of the Department of Health (DOH), said on Tuesday That was Domingo’s answer when asked if face…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A group of experts here clarified that wearing face masks may not be effective in preventing the spread of the monkeypox (mpox) virus. The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) on…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – As Cebu monitors mpox (formerly monkeypox) cases and the public takes extra health precautions, a familiar sight has resurfaced: masks flying off pharmacy shelves. The renewed interest in face masks—reminiscent of the…
Vulnerable groups are advised to “please be comfortable to still wear masks when outdoors.” Health Assistant Secretary Beverly Ho said this in the wake of an an almost 50-percent uptick in the number of confirmed pneumonia cases…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday (US time) said the government might bring back the mandatory use of face masks in the Philippines amid the recent rise in COVID-19 cases. Marcos…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — With large crowds expected in public places amid the holiday season going to the Sinulog Festival celebration in January 2023, a local health official in Central Visayas is encouraging the public to wear…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Nuestra Señora de Regla-National Shrine Parish clergy has again urged devotees to always wear their face masks upon visiting the church and other religious activities for the upcoming fiesta celebration of the…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) will let parents decide whether to let their kids continue wearing face masks inside schools or not. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, regional director of DepEd-7, said…
It is time to return the responsibility for individual health to the Filipino people. Over the past several weeks, Singapore has been experiencing a surge of COVID-19 driven by the XBB variant. Strikingly, in the middle of…
MANILA, Philippines — Wearing face masks in indoor and outdoor settings is now voluntary. Executive Order (EO) No. 7, allowing the optional face mask use and reiterating the continued implementation of public health emergency amid the COVID-19…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Oponganons should wear face masks when they visit the graves of their departed loved ones at the different cemeteries during the observance of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on Nov.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama welcomes the plan of the Palace to make the wearing of face masks indoors or in closed spaces optional. In an interview on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, Rama…
