Palace: Face shields in hospitals now a policy but IATF can appeal decision

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 06/17/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The wearing of face shields only in hospitals is now considered a policy since it was President Rodrigo Duterte who made the decision, but the government’s pandemic task force can still appeal to this,…

Duterte says face shields for hospital use only — Sotto

Christia Marie Ramos 06/17/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed that face shields should only be worn inside hospitals. This was according to Senate President Vicente Sotto III, who was in a meeting with the President in Malacañang Wednesday…

OCTA: More data, work needed to decide whether or not to drop face shield policy

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 06/04/2021

MANILA, Philippines — More data and more work are still needed whether or not the government can already do away with the mandatory face shield policy, the Octa research group said Friday, saying they still have no…

Free bus rides for medical frontliners, APORs

Futch Anthony Inso 05/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some 15 buses from the SMB Tourist Transport will be providing free rides for medical frontliners and Authorized Person Outside Residence (APOR) starting Monday, May 25, 2021. Mark Anthony Boyo, the owner of…

NCMF to Muslim Cebuanos: Limit gatherings for Eid al Fitr

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Muslim Cebuanos are urged to limit gatherings for the celebration of Eid Al Fitr tomorrow, May 13, 2021, as the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) reiterates the restrictions on public gathering in…

P150-M unregistered face masks, shields seized

Tina G. Santos 05/09/2021

The Bureau of Customs has seized estimated P150 million worth of unregistered personal protective equipment, including masks and face shields, from a warehouse in Binondo, Manila. Customs agents found several boxes of unregistered Aidelai masks and Heng…

Cebu holds reenactment of First Baptism with face shields and masks

Morexette Marie Erram 04/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Years of preparations and rehearsals have finally come to fruition on Wednesday, April 14, as Cebu culminated the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines (500 YOC). Dozens witnessed the reenactment of the…

How to discard personal protective equipment properly to avoid hurting the environment

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 03/22/2021

Cebu City, Philippines–Going outside our homes now requires us to be prepared and protected. It is no longer the usual routine of care-free sightseeing at our local sites or hopping by our neighborhood shops for errands and…

Public urged to still wear face masks, shields despite vaccination rollout

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 03/05/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Experts are advising the public to continue observing minimum public health standards — including wearing face masks and face shields — even as the country has rolled out its vaccination program against the coronavirus…

Labella names Rama as Cebu City vaccine czar

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has named Vice Mayor Michael Rama as the city’s vaccine czar. This amid the recent exchange of heated statements between the two officials over the weekend. “We are…

Face shield nation

Gideon Lasco - @inquirerdotnet 01/29/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic may be global in scope, and the practices it has engendered can be found around the world: mask wearing, social distancing, PCR testing, working from home. Nonetheless, every country has its own unique way…

Don’t jack up prices of face shields –DTI warns retailers

Futch Anthony Inso 12/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-7 warned face shield retailers not to take advantage of the order of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases requiring the…

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