Manila Bulletin
Muntinlupa City lifts mandatory use of face shield
Muntinlupa City has lifted the mandatory use of face shields in public and private establishments, except for hospitals and clinics.
The decision was based on the high vaccination rate among residents and the declining number of COVID-19 cases in the city.
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi approved the ordinance, which aims to allow the non-use of face shields in most public settings.
Despite the lifted mandate, face shields remain required in healthcare facilities.
Other local government units in Metro Manila, including Manila City, have also relaxed their face shield policies.
MMDA chair Benhur Abalos confirmed that Metro Manila mayors have agreed to make face shield use optional.
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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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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque questioned Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's order to limit face shield usage, suggesting it might be ineffective or null and void.
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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.
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Pateros Mayor Miguel "Ike" Ponce III has issued an executive order making face shields optional outdoors.
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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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