MANILA, Philippines — Beginning Saturday, August 15, employees are required to wear face shields aside from face masks as the government raises health protocols to battle the further spread of
Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced this Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Rizal Province Code Team event where Bello said the new guideline was agreed upon by members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases .
“Para kasi ‘yung contamination, hindi lang naman limited sa ilong eh, pwede rin sa mata,” he added, as he justifies the mandatory use of face shields among workers. “Ang proposal ng IATF is the employer. Tutal one time lang naman eh. Minsan ka lang naman bibili at ‘di naman masyadong mabigat,” Bello told reporters.
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