Cayetano, Tulfo clarify use of face mask in airports

SENATORS PIA Cayetano and Raffy Tulfo early Wednesday passionately discussed the wearing of a face mask during the floor deliberation on the proposed budget of the Department of Tourism.

DOT welcomes easing of mask mandate

CEBU - The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the easing of the country's mask mandate, saying it would give the tourism sector a better chance to regain its vibrant and booming operations.

Ayaw gumamit ng face mask, face shield aarestuhin na!

IPINAG-UTOS ni Pangulong Duterte sa awtoridad na dakpin ang lahat ng mga hindi gumagamit o maling paglalagay ng face mask at face shield.

Use of face shield, mask now mandatory in all public places

THE INTER-AGENCY Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases or IATF-EID has ordered the mandatory use of face shield and face mask in all public places in an effort to lessen the risk of transmitting the deadly Covid-19 disease.

MANDATORY

‘Wearing of face shields, masks in public places now obligatory’

FOLLOWING THE surge in Covid-19 cases in Zamboanga City and the unabated violations by many residents of quarantine and health guidelines in preventing the spread of the deadly respiratory disease, the local government has strictly ordered the implementation of mandatory wearing of face mask and face shield in public places.

Go for reusable cloth face masks, says environmental group

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH group EcoWaste Coalition pushed the public to go for reusable cloth face masks to control the unbridled use and disposal single-use masks made of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable plastic.

Zambo councilman distributes face masks, alcohol with name on them

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A member of the City Council has distributed bottles of alcohol and homemade face masks to residents here – thanks, but no thanks after some locals criticized him for allegedly politicizing the health crisis after he printed his name on face masks and even put a sticker of his photo on alcohol bottles.

Wearing of face mask now mandatory in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police have strictly imposed Tuesday the enhanced community quarantine here and telling residents to wear face mask if they go out their homes to buy food following the recent death of a woman suspected of contracting the deadly coronavirus disease, or Covid-19.

More face masks in market assured

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Northern Mindanao said it is taking measures to address the shortage of face masks, especially  N95 and N88, following the outbreak of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus in China which has infected tens of thousands of people around the world, including the Philippines.

DTI said prices of face masks have also increased due to the dwindling supplies and huge demand in the country. Private and online sellers jacked the prices of N95 and N88 and even surgical masks by as much as 500%. 

Face mask sa Zambo, sold out!

OUT OF STOCK na ngayon ang mga face mask sa ibat-ibang botika at pagamutan sa Zamboanga City dahil sa panic buying ng publiko sa gitna ng pangambang mahawa sa deadly Wuhan coronavirus mula sa China at kumalat sa maraming bansa, kabilang ang Pilipinas na kung saan ay may naitala ng casualty at maraming pasyente pa ang inoobserbahan ng Department of Health.

Sa kabila ng kakulangan ng supply ng face mask sa Zamboanga, sinasamantala naman ito ng ibang mga online sellers sa Facebook na nagbebenta sa mas mataas na halaga mula P20-P150 ang bawat isa. Nasa P2.50-P5 lamang ang regular na halaga ng face mask bago pumutok ang isyu ng coronavirus.