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More LGUs drop face shield requirement
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.
Manila and Muntinlupa City have signed executive orders and ordinances, respectively, making face shields optional within their cities, except in medical facilities.
The cities of General Santos and Cebu have also made face shields optional, with specific exceptions for hospitals, clinics, diagnostic labs, and public transportation in Cebu.
This directive by some LGUs runs counter to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's pronouncement that LGUs must wait for the final decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID).
However, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and Cebu City acting mayor Mike Rama have stated that local government units have the authority to decide on the matter, citing the Local Government Code of 1991.
The IATF-MEID will meet on Thursday, November 11, to finalize its recommendation on the mandatory wearing of face shields.
Experts warned that ignoring minimum health protocols could lead to a surge in COVID-19 infections anew.
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Muntinlupa City has lifted the mandatory use of face shields in public and private establishments, except for 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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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will propose the abolition of the face shield policy to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).
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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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