A health worker wearing protective gear talks during a rally at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon city, Philippines, Friday January 29, 2021. Protesters said that it has been almost one year since the first reported case of the coronavirus in the country and they are still demanding the government for free mass testing, free vaccines and paid quarantine leave for workers. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks under decorative umbrellas in Taguig, Philippines on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask and shield to prevent the spread of the coronavirus walks outside a mall in Quezon City, Philippines on Monday, February 15, 2021. The Philippine government's approval for reopening many movie theaters, video game arcades and other leisure businesses closed since last year was postponed at least another two weeks after mayors feared it will bring new coronavirus infections. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A woman pulls down her mask at a public market in Manila, Philippines, 24 December 2020. Despite going on nine months of COVID 19 quarantine measures and reminders from authorities to observe social distancing outdoors, bargain markets have become crowded before Christmas Day as shoppers make last minute buying sprees for gifts for their loved ones. (Photo by Mark R. Cristino/EPA/EFE)





Foreign passengers wearing protective suits push their bags as they prepare for their flight to China at Manila's International Airport, Philippines, Monday, January 18, 2021. Coronavirus infections in the Philippines have surged past 500,000 in a new bleak milestone with the government facing criticisms for failing to immediately launch a vaccination program amid a global scramble for COVID-19 vaccines. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A policeman reminds passengers to wear their face shields properly at Manila's International Airport, Philippines, Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A devotee wearing a facemask and face shield to protect against COVID-19 carries a statue of Baby Jesus (known locally as “Santo Nino”) as she attends a mass outside a church in celebration of the Feast of Santo Nino on January 17, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. Authorities have prohibited most festivities in celebration of the Feast of Santo Nino but have allowed physical masses amid concerns that the event could help spread the coronavirus disease. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Thousands of Catholic devotees line up as they celebrate the feast day of the Black Nazarene at the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in downtown Manila, Philippines, Saturday January 9, 2021. Hundreds of church workers and police were spread around the area to maintain order and enforce strict social distancing health protocols. The annual procession has been cancelled amid the threat of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in one of Asia's biggest religious events. (Photo by Gerard Carreon/AP Photo)





A man prays alone inside a nearly empty Seng Guan temple, usually crowded during Lunar New Year celebrations, on February 12, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. The Chinese diaspora of Southeast Asia is celebrating a somewhat subdued Lunar New Year as COVID-19 restrictions cut into what is traditionally a time for people to meet their relatives and take part in celebrations with extended families. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Florentino Gregorio, husband of Sonya Gregorio and father of Frank Gregorio, hugs his remaining sons during the funeral of his wife and son on December 27, 2020 in Paniqui, Tarlac province, Philippines. Sonya Gregorio, 52, and her 25-year old son Frank Gregorio, were both shot in the head by an off-duty police officer before Christmas after a row over noise. The incident was captured in what is now a viral video that has provoked a wave of outrage directed at the government and a police force that many say acts with impunity. The shootings are the latest in a series of killings involving the Philippine National Police, which is currently the focus of an international investigation. A recent report by the International Criminal Court said there was reasonable basis to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed as part of President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs in the Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Candles are lit on the spot where mother and son Sonya and Frank Anthony Gregorio were shot and killed by an off-duty police officer, on the day of their funeral, in Paniqui, Tarlac province, Philippines, December 27, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A relative of mother and son Sonya and Frank Anthony Gregorio, who were shot and killed by an off-duty police officer, cries at their funeral, in Paniqui, Tarlac province, Philippines, December 27, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Children queue for free food from a relief program, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in a slum area in Manila, Philippines on January 21, 2021. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A flock of birds flies at the Taal Volcano island, a year after the volcano erupted, in Batangas province, Philippines, January 12, 2021. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





People wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus attend a Mass outside a parish a day before the feast day of Santo Nino or Child Jesus, in Manila, Philippines, January 16, 2021. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Dogs wearing face masks and face shields sit on top of a rickshaw as it passes through Chinatown in Manila, Philippines, February 11, 2021. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Young Catholic devotees wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus stand try to get a glimpse of the the Black Nazarene at the Santa Cruz Church in Manila, Philippines a day before it's feast day on Friday January 8, 2021. The annual Jan. 9 procession attended by tens of thousands of devotees has been cancelled amid the threat of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in one of Asia's biggest religious events. Several Black Nazarene replicas have been placed around churches as the government asks devotees to pray at their communities instead of going to downtown Quiapo where the original image stays. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A health worker wearing a face mask and face shield gestures as they call on the government to give them a vaccine with the safest, highest efficacy and effectivity during a a protest outside the Philippine General Hospital in Manila, Philippines on Friday, February 26, 2021. The group is opposing a plan by the government to have health workers vaccinated with China's Sinovac which is expected to arrive this weekend. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





Filipino flower vendors preparing their products on the eve of Valentines day amidst the threat of new variants of the Corona Virus, on February 13, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Jes Aznar/Getty Images)





Women wearing masks and shields take a selfie in front of a praying altar during Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manila, Philippines, February 12, 2021. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)