From the Headmaster: Voluntary Masking Indoors - Brent International School Manila

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SrruilltdtDc?!flffilr Departmed ^of Gluratior

DepEd ORDER

No.

, s.2O22

ITPLEUEIITIITG

EIGCUTM

ORDER ItO. 07, S. 2022, Af,D AUETDMG DTPED ORDER

M.

O39, S.

?fi22

(Hcalth aad Safety

Protocok in light

of

the

COVID- 19

Paadeaicl

To: Undersecretaries Assistant Secretaries

Bureau and Service Directors Regional Directors

Minister, Basic, Higlrer and Technical Education, BARMM Schools Division Superintendents

Public and Private Elementary and Secondar5r School Heads All Others Concerned

1.

^With the Olfice of the President's recent issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 07,

s.

2022, re: Allou-ting

tle

Volunlary Weaing

of

Face Masks

in

Indoor

and Aidoor

settings, Reiterating tlrc Contintrcd. Implemeftatian of Minimum

hhlic

Heahh Standnrd,s (MPHS) dwing the State of Pubtic Heahh Emergencg Relntiue to the Couid-I9 Pand,emic,

there

is

a need

for

the Department of Education (DepEd)

to

amend and update its policies on the health and safety protocols in light of the COVID-I9 Pandemic to guide the learners, and t1le teaching and non-teaching personnel. Accordingly, ttris Order is issued to arnend DepEd Order No. 39, s. 2022, re:. Heakh and Safetg Protocols in tight of the COWD-I9 Pandemic, and implement EO No. O7 , s. 2022 in the Department.

2.

Section 18 of DepEd Order No. 39, s. 2O22, re: Heahh and. Safetg Proto<nLs in lighl of tlte COWI>19 Poru:bmic is hereby amended to conform to the provisions of EO No. 07, s. 2022, as follows:

'78. ^Voluntart

^Wearino

of

Frrce Masks

In

Indoor and. Otttd.oor Spaces The

unarlng

oJ

tdce

^masks

In lndocr and

otttdoor

setttngs shall

be

tnlu tatg d.cept ln

the

Jollouing

^s€ttlngs:

d-

Hea'lthcr;c taclllfJ.es,

lncludlng, h.t

not

ltmited

to, clTnlcs, hostntrl7s',

laboratorles,

nurslng homes and dla.lgsls

cllnlcs;

b. edtcal trdnslrort uehlcles, such as ambulmce

and.

paramedlc

resane uehlcles; and,

c. htbllc Aanryntaatton

bg

ldn4

^a'll.

ot *a-

ask utearLng

ls still

encouraged. Jor the:

a. Elderlg;

b.

Indtul&:,als

ulth comorbldltl*;

c. Imrnun*omptomlsed lndlutduals;

d.

Pregnant uromen;

e.

Urnroacclnctcd

tndttiduak; and

J.

Sgmptomattc

lndfriduals."

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3.

The provisions of all other departmental issuances that are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.

4.

^{For more} information, please contact the following o{fices:

a

On the

^MPHS

and other

rel,ated

health

protocols, guidance

on

^{COVID- 19}

vaccination and testing, as

well

as efforts

to

promote COVID- 19 vaccination:

Burcan of Lcaracr Snpport Scrviccs-School

Hcdth Divitior,

through email at

blss. shd(a,eped.gov. ph or at telephone number _[O2) 8632-9935.

b.

On handling the attendance records of personnel alfected by matters related to COMD-19:

Burc.u of EEE..! ^Rctoutcc aad Orgeaizatloaal

Developmeat, through email at bhrod.orVa deped.sov.ph or at telephone number (O2l8633-7237.

5.

^{This Order shall take effect} immediately upon its issuance ^and publication on the DepEd website and its registration witJ: the Oflice of the National Arlrninisllaliv. Register (ONAR) at the Universit5r of the Philippines l,aw Center (UP LC), UP Diliman, _Quezon City.

6.

Immediate dissemination ^of and strict complianc',e with this Order is directed.

Vice Presidert and Secretary Reference:

Executive Order No. 07 , s. 2022 DepEd Order No. (039, s.2O22l To be indicated in the Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

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