Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a gun exhibit in Mandaluyong City, Año said he talked with Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, and they agreed to a compromise regarding the province’s ordinance that made masks optional in outdoor and well-ventilated areas.
Meanwhile, outgoing Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said he will be recommending the extension of the mandatory face mask mandate as the country records a notable uptick in COVID-19 cases.“Well, if you ask me, I will recommend that it should be extended because there’s already an increasing number of cases,” Duque said during an interview Thursday with CNN Philippines.
Año said the Philippine National Police will strictly enforce the mandatory face mask rule imposed by the President in Cebu, and that all police officers who refuse to follow orders from higher authorities will be relieved of duty. Aside from COVID-19, Duque said face masks can help prevent other illnesses such as influenza, bacterial pneumonia, monkeypox, and asthma.
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