MANILA, Philippine, January 26 ------ After a brief respite, the Department of Transportation again upped the pressure on the unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers wanting to use public transport in Metro Manila with a new directive that designates mass transportation solely for the use of the fully vaccinated by February 25.
DOTr Undersecretary Artemio Tuazon Jr. said on Wednesday that unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers in industries and establishments allowed to operate in the National Capital Region under Alert Level 3 may continue to use public transportation but only until the next 30 days starting January 26. After February 25, Tuazon Jr. said, only workers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to use public transportation. “This is to ensure that only those fully protected against COVID-19 are safe from using public transport. Data show that workers who remain unvaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 are more vulnerable to severe and critical infections,” Tuazon said in a statement.
The “no vaccine, no ride” policy in Metro Manila started on January 17. However, after the first day of implementation of the DOTr policy was met with confusion and chaos, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III came out with a statement saying workers with proper identification are exempted from the policy.
Source: inquirer.net
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