Roque questions Moreno's face shield order amid differing views

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.

Mayor Moreno stated he would proceed with implementing the executive order lifting the face shield policy, citing the Local Government Code's general welfare clause.

DILG Secretary Eduardo Año disagreed with Roque, asserting that executive orders from mayors lifting the mandatory face shield rule are legal, as local governments can enact measures to protect people.

Año supported Mayors Sara Duterte-Carpio and Isko Moreno for lifting the face shield rule in their localities, except in hospitals.

Malacañang maintained that the face shield policy for crowded and enclosed spaces remains in effect unless the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) revokes it.

Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro stated that Mayor Moreno did not violate any law in lifting the mandate, as it falls within the powers granted by the Local Government Code.

Teodoro added that Mayor Moreno's action was not a violation due to the absence of national government pronouncements on face shield guidelines at that time.