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LGUs outside NCR to decide on no vax, no ride policy

(PNA photo) MANILA - The local government units (LGUs) outside the National Capital Region (NCR) will decide whether to implement the "no vaccine, no ride" policy, an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday. During a Laging Handa briefing, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary Artemio Tuazon Jr. said the vaccine policy in public transportation was based on the LGUs' exercise of their police power. "Sila po ang nakaka-alam kung ano po ang kondisyon sa kanilang mga localities at sila po iyong may karapatang mag-exercise nitong police power under the local government code (They're the ones who know the condition of their localities and they have the right to exercise police power under the local government code)," Tuazon said. Once LGUs issue an ordinance or regulation to enforce a vaccine policy, he said the DOTr will support its implementation. While the policy is currently suspended in Metro Manila, he said the people are

No vax, no ride policy only for Alert Level 3 or up: Nograles

(File photo) MANILA - The restrictions of movement for unvaccinated individuals in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be lifted once alert level classification is lowered to Alert Level 2, acting Presidential spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, said Wednesday. "You have to go back to the ordinances. I believe the ordinances really state that this no vax, no ride or the limitations or the restrictions based on the ordinances only for Alert Level 3 or higher. So, meaning to say, when you deescalate, then obviously the ordinance can longer be implemented," Nograles said in a television interview. Nograles noted the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is implementing the "no vax, no ride" policy based on the ordinance passed by the Metro Manila cities. "So, the legal basis of this, are the ordinances themselves," he added. Nograles said the policy is "primarily hinge on protecting the unvaccinated persons." The Inter-Agency Task Force

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