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DOH awaiting EO on optional mask outdoors

The Department of Health is just waiting for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to issue an executive order on the optional use of face masks...

DOH, experts for mandatory mask use as COVID persists

The Department of Health (DOH) prefers to keep the wearing of face masks mandatory while the COVID-19 pandemic persists, its officer-in-charge said Thursday. This was...

IATF for optional use of masks outdoors, pilot test indoors

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has recommended the voluntary use of face masks outdoors, the Department of...

DOJ, DILG, PNP: Just wear mask, follow national government policy

The Department of Interior and Local Government on Monday ended the policy stalemate on the outdoor face mask mandate in Cebu province—saying people who...

Face masks still a must under Level 0

Face masks should still be worn even under “Alert Level 0,” the new alert level status being studied by the government amid the improving...

‘PAL will still require face shields in flight’

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will still require air travelers to wear face masks and face shields. PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said the highest standards...

Goggles, double face masks vice face shield eyed

The use of goggles and double face masks in lieu of face shields is being considered, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Tuesday, as experts...

Senate orders ex-DBM exec’s arrest

For failing to attend four times the Senate hearings on the multi-billion peso COVID funds used to buy medical supplies, the Upper Chamber on...

Singapore donation

Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano (second from right) receives medical grade face masks donated by Singapore-based Temasek Foundation in partnership with the Filinvest Group...

Athletes push for removal of face masks in Baguio training

Members of the national athletics’ team need to train outdoors without wearing face masks. This is why officials of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field...

The little pharma that could

"How did a small company with no track record become the government’s top pandemic-period supplier?"   Senators investigating the government’s COVID-19 spending clearly touched a raw...

The cat’s out of the bag

"Duterte’s remarks betray an appalling misunderstanding of checks and balances in a  democratic system of government."   By his own admission, it was President Rodrigo Duterte...

Ex-DBM exec summoned over face-mask purchases

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Shield us from confusion

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