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Duque urges LGUs, establishments under Alert Level 4 to require face shields in 3Cs
President Rodrigo Duterte approved recommendations making face shields mandatory only in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), coronavirus disease (COVID-19) alert level 5, and granular lockdown.
For areas under alert level 4, local government units (LGUs) and private establishments retain the discretion to mandate the use of face shields.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III urged LGUs and establishments under Alert Level 4 to require face shields in closed spaces, crowded areas, and close contact settings (3Cs) for an added layer of protection.
Face shields are now voluntary in areas under alert levels 1, 2, and 3.
For LGUs not yet under the Alert Levels System (ALS), they have the discretion to mandate face shields, except in ECQ and granular lockdown areas where they remain mandatory.
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Mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) have agreed to make face shields optional in most areas, except in critical settings like hospitals and clinics.
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has announced that wearing face shields on all public transportation is no longer mandatory in areas under Alert Levels 1, 2, and 3.
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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III proposed a risk-based approach to face shield usage, suggesting they remain voluntary in Alert Level 2 areas but mandatory in settings with "3Cs": closed spaces, crowded areas, and close-contact situations.
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Private establishments in the Philippines are allowed to continue requiring face shields for employees and customers, despite the national government lifting the mandatory mask policy.
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Malacañang urged local government units (LGUs) to uphold President Rodrigo Duterte's existing policy on face shields, awaiting a final decision from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).
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