Palace 'respects' Cebu City mayor's move to relax face mask rule
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (File photo) MANILA - Malacanang respects the decision of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to ease the mandatory face mask requirement against Covid-19 in his city. In a Palace press briefing, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Rama, as the city's mayor, has jurisdiction over his own city. Cruz-Angeles said she will also wait for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to comment on Rama's proclamation. "We respect the mandate of local governments over their own jurisdictions. The President has no reaction to this as of yet," ...