A health reform advocate slammed the “premature” lifting of the mandatory wearing of masks outdoors days after Malacañang issued Executive Order No. 3, allowing the public to voluntarily wear masks in non-crowded and open spaces.
The Philippines logs an average of 2,000 to about 2,500 cases per day. As of Friday, Sept. 16, the nationwide positivity rate was at 13.3 percent beyond the recommended 5 percent benchmark set by the World Health Organization . When he was asked to expound his “political and business interests over health” statement, he simply said that the Philippine healthcare system appears to be unimportant to the administration.