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...
The government has set a deadline for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers in Metro Manila to complete their COVID-19 jabs to continue using public transportation under the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, the Department of...
President Duterte said that many Muslims in the country, particularly in Mindanao are resisting getting vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) possibly either because of their religion or culture. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File photo) Duterte made the statement after sharing a...
Editorial One week after the start of its implementation last Jan. 17 – and amid criticism of its adverse effects the government’s “no vax, no ride” policy is undergoing closer scrutiny. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) cited the rationale for this policy: “We are doing everything...
Amid public uproar on the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) stressed that the exemptions on the scheme have already been stated in the guidelines even before its implementation. Regional Highway Patrol Unit (RHPU) - National Capital Region (NCR) led by Chief...
"Hello, 2022 na at malapit nang mag-two years ang lockdown. Hindi pa rin ba sila nag-uusap kahit sa group chat?" (It's already 2022 and we're almost two years under lockdown. Have they not been talking even through group chat?) This was what Former-Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar...
DOTR123 The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the exemption of essential workers from the “no vaccination, no ride” policy is not a new protocol enforced after the policy’s pilot implementation. In a statement on Thursday, Jan. 20, the DOTR clarified that prior to the full...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade reiterated that passengers going home to their provinces are not covered by the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy as "returning home" is considered essential travel. (FILE PHOTO / PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY) This, after Tugade received...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday defended the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) move to implement the “no vaccine, no ride” policy in Metro Manila despite the public’s uproar against it. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, also said he would...
The government should apologize for public confusion created by the implementation of the "no vaccination, no ride", especially on the issue pertaining to who should be exempted from the policy, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Wednesday, Jan. 19....
Around 500 violators of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy have now been vaccinated against COVID-19 after being apprehended in Quezon City by members of Task Force Disiplina (TFD). In an interview with DZBB on Wednesday, Jan.19, QC TFD head Deck Pelemberto...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) reiterated that its “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy being implemented in all public transportation in Metro Manila has exemptions, adding that the measure is only temporary while the region is under Alert Level 3. A “No Vaccination, No Ride” sign is...
