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Philippines ending compulsory mask wearing outdoors

A bus attendant waits for passengers at a bus stop in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Commuters wearing face masks wait for a ride at a bus stop in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) A man wearing face rides a bus in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Commuters wearing face masks walk towards a bus stop in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) A man wearing face mask waits for a ride at a bus stop in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Commuters wearing face masks wait for a ride at a bus stop in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Commuters wearing face masks wait for a ride at a bus stop in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Commuters wearing face masks wait for a ride at a bus stop in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Commuters wearing face masks wait for a ride at a bus stop in Manila, Philippines Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Commuters wearing face masks wait for a ride at a bus stop in metro Manila, Philippines Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) A bus driver wearing face mask stops for passengers in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, top officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)