protective equipment remains crucial in fighting the new coronavirus disease despite improving public health indicators.
“Our point and position from the start is we will push and advocate wearing face masks, wearing face shields, practicing physical distancing, washing hands to everybody,” she said, urging the public to keep on observing health protocols to stay safe.“Let us not be complacent when we see improvements in our health system, in our number of cases. The virus is still here. Let us remain vigilant. We must always be aware and conscious,” she said.
“As earlier mentioned, we are one with government in helping ensure that the workplace is safe for our stakeholders,” they said. “But except for the front-liners, we respectfully take exception to the wearing of face shields inside the office and factories for the rest of our employees, since this can adversely affect their vision, physical safety and productivity.”
They also asked for the suspension of the Data Privacy Act to allow the public to know who exactly had been infected with coronavirus—a request that the National Privacy Commission later rejected for being unscientific and unethical.