PROTECTION FROM INFECTION. An employee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 8 receiving a booster jab in this Sept. 1, 2022 photo. With talks on the optional use of face masks in the country, the Department of Health Eastern Visayas said on Thursday (Sept. 8, 2022) that everybody must work on encouraging residents to get booster shots against Covid-19.(Photo courtesy of DPWH Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - With talks on the optional use of face masks in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) regional office here said everyone must work on encouraging residents to get Covid-19 booster shots. In a statement on Thursday, DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Exuperia Sabalberino said they need the help of different government agencies and local government units in the region to continue working hand-in-hand with the department to expand booster shots coverage. "Hopefully, if we can achieve our booster coverage targets before the end of this year, the Inter-Agen