DepEd lets students drop face masks even indoors

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A student takes shelter during a nationwide earthquake drill, at the Rafael Palma elementary school in Manila on September 8, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — A day before full face-to-face classes resume in public schools, the Department of Education announced that students are free to choose whether they will use face masks on campus — even indoors.

 

DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa made this announcement on Tuesday, saying that this is in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Executive Order No. 7 scrapping the mask mandate.

 

The October 28 order made the use of face masks optional outdoors and indoors except for healthcare facilities, medical transport vehicles and public transportation.

 

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