Category: Mandatory Masking
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DepEd allows optional wearing of face masks in classrooms
In a text message to reporters, Department of Education spokesman Michael Poa said that the department will follow President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Executive Order No. 7 which makes masks voluntary. The report on this was written by Bonz Magsambol and published by Rappler last November 1, 2022. Editor’s Note: We add this article to this…
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Philippines Institutes Voluntary Masking In Most Settings
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order No. 7, which puts to end mandatory masking in most venues. The report on this was published by ABS-CBN News last October 28, 2022. Under EO, facemasks are still mandatory in the following settings: Editor’s Note: We laud Marcos for ending the mask mandates in indoor…
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DOLE: Masking in workplaces no longer mandatory
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma says that the wearing of face masks in workplaces is no longer mandatory. The report on this was published by the Philippine Star last November 4, 2022. Laguesma says that the easing of the face mask policy is in accordance with Executive Order No. 7 [see…
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Philippines Ends Compulsory Mask Wearing Outdoors
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 (IATF) to make mask-wearing optional outdoors. The report on this has been written by Mara Cepeda and was published by The Straits Times last September 12, 2022. According to the report, the lifting of mask mandates is only for…
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IATF Recommends Ending Mandatory Masking Outdoors
The Philippines’ Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has recommended the voluntary wearing of masks outdoors. The report on this was written by Daphne Galvez and published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer last September 7, 2022. Department of Health Officer-In-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has…
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Study: Immunocompromised People Should Avoid Repeated Masking
The following is a peer-reviewed article published in Nature Scientific Reports last July 18, 2022. In it, researchers from the Department of Microbiology at Kindai University Faculty of Medicine in Japan aimed to determine the quantity and kinds of bacteria and fungi that attach to masks. They also wanted to investigate whether mask-attached microbes are…
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Study finds carbon dioxide levels rises beyond acceptable safety levels in masked children
The following article has been approved for publication in the Environmental Journal and will be available in print in September 2022. This study was conducted in Finland and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Witten/Herdecke. Its main goal is to determine the health impact of mask-wearing on children. The conclusion of this…
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Chief Health Officer Signals Possible Return of Masks in Australia
Queensland chief health officer Dr. John Gerrard confirmed the possibility that masks will once again be mandated. The report on this was written by Duncan Murray and published by News.Com.Au last July 1, 2022. According to the report, Queensland health authorities are now concerned with the high prevalence of immune-resistant COVID variants, which could potentially…
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Mask Coercion To Become Permanent in Germany
In this June 18, 2022 article for Breitbart, Kurt Zindulka reports on the proposal of several lawmakers in Germany to institute mask mandates every year during the winter months. Before making the final decision on the proposed mask mandates, politicians are waiting on the results of a multidisciplinary report assessing the impact of lockdown measures…
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Do LGUs Have The Authority To Lift Mask Mandates?
We write this FAQ today in reaction to the conflicting responses regarding the lifting of the masking mandates in Cebu Province [see Face Masks Outdoors No Longer Required In Cebu Province]. On one hand, is Cebu Provincial board issuing support for the controversial executive order (EO) released by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia regarding the optional use…
