Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said the President is set to issue an EO making the wearing of face masks “voluntary” in indoor areas.
FRASCO — Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said that the Philippines will make the wearing of face masks “voluntary” in indoor areas.
To recall, it was last month when President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 3 allowing the voluntary use of face mask in outdoor settings in the Philippines and reiterating the continued implementation of minimum public health standards.
At that time, then-Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that those who are senior citizens, immunocompromised, or not yet fully vaccinated are “highly encouraged” to wear their face mask.
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On Tuesday, Frasco said at a press briefing in Malacañang that the President is set to issue an EO making the wearing of face masks in indoor areas “voluntary”. She also said this was reached during a Cabinet meeting with the President earlier in the day.
“As a result of the Cabinet meeting this morning, it was agreed that the President would be issuing an executive order per the IATF recommendation to make indoor mask wearing also voluntary all over the Philippines with few exceptions,” she said.
Frasco said that face masks will still be required in medical transportation, public transportation, and medical facilities. She added that those with co-morbidities, senior citizens, and persons unvaccinated against COVID-19 were still “highly encouraged” to wear their face mask.
The Tourism Secretary also said that the overarching direction of the current administration is “to allow our country to convey to the world that we are ready to receive tourists and investments”.
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