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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. without exaggeration has brought home the bacon after his weeklong working visit to the United States. His travel was an expeditious one and judging from the news surrounding his US journey, Mr. Marcos performed his job like a true statesman.

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has issued Executive Order No. 3 that allowed the “voluntary wearing of face masks in outdoor settings.” EO No. 3, which was signed on Sept. 12, 2022, was based on the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) after it took into consideration the fact that 93 percent of our target population (equivalent to 72 million Filipinos) have been fully vaccinated. It also noted that a further 18 million individuals have received booster doses.

We’ve received a bit of good news last week from the World Health Organization. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the press that the world is in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic. In his own words, we are not there yet “but the end is in sight.”