The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it would support the implementation of the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy outside Metro Manila should local government units (LGUs) decide to adopt the same scheme currently being imposed in the National Capital Region.
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(File photo) MANILA - The suspended "no vaccine, no ride" policy in public transportation will be reimposed in the National Capital Region (NCR) only if it will remain under Alert Level 3 or higher, an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. In a Laging Handa briefing on Thursday, DOTr Undersecretary Artemio Tuazon Jr. said the policy has only been suspended for 30 days or until Feb. 25. "Kapag nag-Alert Level 2 tayo, masususpindi na po itong effectivity nitong 'no vax, no ride' policy po natin (If we're at Alert Level 2, the effectivity of the 'no vax, no ride' policy will be suspended)," Tuazon said. To date, he said the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has yet to decide whether to retain, ease, or escalate the current Covid-19 restrictions in NCR. "May IATF meeting nga po today at sa tingin ko po ay pag-uusapan iyan at ang IATF ang magsasabi kung ito po ay bababa o hindi (T
Tighter restrictions await both the unvaccinated and partially unvaccinated workers who make use of their work as excuse to board public utility vehicles or PUVs, government agencies agree.
61600 By middle of next month, only vaccinated individuals can ride public transport in the metropolis. There will be no more exemptions. Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers in industries and establishments allowed to operate in the National Capital Region (NCR) under the existing COVID-