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(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said the country's face mask mandate would remain even with the decreasing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. In a radio interview, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the mandate is unlikely to be lifted anytime soon especially with the election campaign season, where strict compliance with the minimum public health standards (MPHS) must be ensured to prevent any spike from happening. While the Philippines is already past the recent Omicron surge, Duque said it is better to err on the side of caution. "Hindi ako naniniwala na malapit na 'yong panahon (na mawawala na 'yong mask) kasi lalo na mayroon tayong campaign rallies lalo pa natin dapat paigtingin ang pagsunod sa MPHS (I don't think we're nearing the point where we can already remove the mask especially now with the campaign rallies where we must strengthen compliance to MPHS)," he said. "[M]aigi na 'yong lagi tay

The philippinesDepartment of healthHealth undersecretary maria rosario vergeireHealth secretary francisco duqueIle photo manila the department of health doh on thursday said country 39s face mask mandate would remain even with decreasing coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 cases ina radio interviewEalth secretary francisco duque iii said the mandate is unlikely to be lifted anytime soon especially with election campaign seasonHere strict compliance with the minimum public health standards mphs must be ensured to prevent any spike from happening while philippines is already past recent omicron surgeUque said it is better to err on the side of caution quot hindi ako naniniwala na malapit 39 yong panahon mawawala mask kasi lalo mayroon tayong campaign rallies pa natin dapat paigtingin ang pagsunod sa mphsi don 39t think we re nearing point where can already remove especially now with must strengthen compliance mphsUot he said quotm aigi na 39 yong lagi tayong nagi ingatIndi baleng tayo magkamali kung 39 yong pagkakamali naman nasa panig nga pagi ingatK lang 39 yon sa akin mas conservative akoEt 39s continue to wear face mask dahil nakakatulong din naman hindi lang laban sa covid kundi pati influenzaGa airborne na sakit it 39s better to err on the side of cautioni 39m more conservative when comes thisEt 39s continue to wear face mask because it also help us protect ourselves from influenzaNd other airborne diseasesUot he added meanwhile