Chan mulls issuing EO for mandatory wearing of face shields

Futch Anthony Inso 12/16/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said he will still have to study if there’s a need to issue an executive order for the mandatory wearing of face shields for all Oponganons whenever…

Police apprehend 150 people during Lapu-Lapu fiesta

Futch Anthony Inso 11/22/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Around 150 individuals were apprehended by the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) on Saturday, November 21, 2020, for violating the health and safety protocols during the city’s fiesta celebration in honor of its…

How to keep makeup from smearing unto face masks

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 11/19/2020

Wearing face masks has been an integral part of the people’s quarantine ensemble in time of the new normal. While wearing one can protect us from the virus, it does not come without its minor set of…

Crowded shelters might cause COVID surge–DOH

Jovic Yee, Leila B. Salaverria - @inquirerdotnet 11/14/2020

The Department of Health (DOH) warned of a “very strong possibility” of local COVID-19 cases increasing further due to overcrowding in evacuation centers following the recent onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco). At a press briefing…

Cops to Minglanilla residents: Don’t forget your face masks, face shields

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/25/2020

CEBY CITY, Philippines –Minglanilla town residents are required to wear their face masks and face shields before they can be allowed entry into the different cemeteries in this southern Cebu town. Police Master Sergeant Christopher Cesa of…

10 rounded up in Minglanilla for not wearing face masks

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Ten individuals from Minglanilla town in southern Cebu underwent seminar and were told to pay P500 each after they were caught not wearing face masks in public places. The Minglanilla Police Station reported that they…

Ordinance on proper disposal of face masks, other COVID wastes only needs mayor’s OK

Futch Anthony Inso 09/24/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Improper disposal of COVID-related waste such as used face masks will soon be penalized in Lapu-Lapu City once Mayor Junard Ahong Chan will sign into law the City Council approved ordinance about the…

Missouri governor, opponent of mandatory masks, has COVID-19

09/24/2020

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — Missouri Governor Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Parson was tested after his…

Choobi Choobi donates 70K face masks to frontliners

Marc Cosep 08/19/2020

To assist front-line medical workers in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Choobi Choobi, a family-oriented casual dining restaurant has donated face masks to frontliners across Metro Cebu. This donation included 70,000 surgical face masks,…

Bello: Starting Aug 15, workers must wear face shields and face masks

Katrina Hallare - Reporter / @KHallareINQ 08/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Beginning Saturday, August 15, employees are required to wear face shields aside from face masks as the government raises health protocols to battle the further spread of COVID-19 in the country. Department of Labor…

DILG chief advises families to wear face masks at home

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 08/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday advised families to “best try” physical distancing or wear face masks even in their homes if they cannot prevent being physically close to other household members. In an…

The social meanings of face masks, revisited

Gideon Lasco - @inquirerdotnet 07/30/2020

It has been exactly six months since I wrote about face masks in this column, and the world has drastically changed since. Back then, people hoarded masks amid fears of ash fall, and what inspired me to…

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