MANILA, Philippines — The wearing of face masks only in hospitals is now considered a policy since it was President Rodrigo Duterte who made the decision, but the government’s pandemic task force can still appeal to this, Malacaang said Thursday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed that the President said face shields should only be worn in hospitals, as said by Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Joel Villanueva.
“I can confirm what Senate President Tito Sotto and Senator Joel Villanueva said earlier that the President did say that the wearing of face shields should only be in hospitals,” he said in a Palace briefing.
Roque said Duterte’s …
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