Intensify implementation of wearing face shields, PNP and LGUs told

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) and local government units (LGUs) to intensity the implementation of wearing face shields.

In a statement on Tuesday, DILG spokesman and Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said that the agency would mobilize all its force multipliers in the barangays (villages) to enforce the face shield protocol.

Citing the latest data of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, Malaya said that the use of face masks is at 91 percent, but the use of face shields is only at 32 percent.

“According to the medical experts, the combined population effectiveness of both the …

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