LOCAL government units should be given the leeway to make decisions regarding mask-wearing as a protection against Covid-19 infection in their jurisdictions, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria "Joey" Concepcion 3rd said Friday.

Concepcion was referring to the recent directive of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to make the wearing of masks optional in open areas and well-ventilated places across the province.

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