Face mask to be optional when outdoors PH-wide

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     Face mask to be optional when outdoors PH-wide The government has decided to make the wearing of face masks voluntary in open spaces nationwide, a major policy shift to relax COVID-19 protocols as the country transitions to the “new normal” of treating the virus as endemic just like the ordinary flu.     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   LTO's IT provider claims sabotage The information technology (IT) service provider of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is claiming that someone from the agency is sabotaging the online registration and licensing system following complaints from applicants about the slow processing.    GARDEN GUESTS President Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and his wife, Joy, attend an orchid naming ceremony at Singapore’s National Orchid Garden on Sept. 7. Mr. Marcos returned late Wednesday night from his first two state visits that began on Sept. 4 in Indonesia. —AFP   Displaced Marawi folk get attention ILIGAN CITY—A Maranao leader welcomed the P1-billion allotment in the proposed 2023 national budget for Marawi residents left homeless by the clash between government forces and terrorists who besieged the city in 2017.    SUBSCRIBE NOW   Opinion: High-maintenance ‘beach’ should go All eyes are now on the new DENR leadership to once and for all evaluate the dolomite beach in Manila and get scientific studies on its environment impact done as quickly as possible.         © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe