You might want to dust off those face shields. As the threat of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 looms, the Philippine government is once again floating the idea of imposing face shield mandates once the new variant enters the country. The certain prospect was announced by Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año, who […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you may be aware that we have all been liberated a.k.a the use of face shields is not mandatory for areas under Alert Levels 4, 3 and 2 anymore. Netizens all over the country have been rejoicing about the news, making the hashtag #FaceShieldNoMore trend after the announcement […]
Don’t worry — the IATF is mulling the same for the rest of the country too. Days after Malacañang pronounced the de-escalation of Metro Manila to Alert Level 2 due to decreasing daily COVID-19 caseload, a couple of cities have decided to ditch the mandatory use of face shields. Iloilo City On Thursday, November 4, Iloilo […]
Note that the Department of Health’s explanation only applies to a specific kind of face shield. During Friday’s Senate blue ribbon committee hearing, Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation’s Krizle Grace Mago admitted to lawmakers that the company has tampered with the production dates of face shields procured by the Department of Health (DOH): From 2020, the date is altered […]
President Rodrigo Duterte gave the green light to do away with face shields in outdoor areas this Wednesday. In his Talk of the People address, Duterte stated that he chose to follow the advice of several medical experts from the government’s technical advisory group regarding the decision. Though face shields will still be required in […]
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