The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that wearing of face masks should remain mandatory amid the optional face mask use order in Cebu, stressing that COVID-19 and its variants still exist.
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to lead the commemoration of the 124th Independence Day on Sunday, June 12, in Rizal Park for the last time before his term ends on June 30.
Malacañang assigned Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Deputy Director General for Operations Undersecretary Ernesto Perez to take over Jeremiah Belgica's position as the Director General of the agency until the end of President Rodrigo’s term on June 30.