The Bacolod City government has distributed 9,800 face shields to vendors and drivers from November 4 to today.
The face shields, distributed on instructions of Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, were given to vendors at the Burgos, Central, and Libertad markets, flower market, and Manokan Country, and to drivers of PUJs, tricycles, and trisikads, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said.
The face shields, which came from the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office were distributed by the Sectoral Concerns Office.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod recently passed City Ordinance 944 that requires the mandatory use of face shields in certain places in the City.
Section 3 of CO 944 states that “in addition to mandatory use of face mask, face shield shall be used while inside supermarkets, public markets, malls, venues for meetings (private or government service initiated); venues where private or government services are provided; all enclosed offices or establishments doing business; public transportation or public utility vehicles and enclosed work places.”*