Wearing a mask in classrooms will be optional – DepEd

MANILA, Philippines --- Wearing a mask in classrooms will be optional, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, just a day before the full implementation of in-person classes. "DepEd will follow [Executive Order] 7 and will issue an amendatory DO [DepEd order]," DepEd spokesperson Michael Tan Poa told INQUIRER.net in a text message. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the executive order on Oct. 28, which lifted the mandatory use of face masks indoors. A month earlier, Marcos also lifted the mandatory use of face masks outdoors. Full face-to-face classes will start on Wednesday, Nov. 2, in accordance with DO 34 series of 2022, which mandates five days o...

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