WEARING a face mask is now optional both indoors and outdoors after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. issued an executive order (EO) relaxing the mask mandate in the country.

The President signed on Friday, Oct. 28, EO 7, "allowing voluntary wearing of of face masks in indoor and outdoor settings, reiterating the continued implementation of minimum public health standards during the state of public health emergency relative to the Covid-19 pandemic."

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