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...
A Department of Transportation (DOTr) official on Tuesday, Jan. 18, clarified that unvaccinated individuals may still be exempted from the 'no vax, no ride' policy in public transportation if they are medically incapable or if they are going out for essential purposes, including going to work....
Unvaccinated people are getting their jabs in Muntinlupa as a result of the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “no vaccination, no ride” policy. The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) noted that there was an increase in the number of walk-ins at vaccination sites to get...
Two drivers were apprehended in Muntinlupa as authorities started implementing the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) “no vaccination, no ride” policy on Monday, Jan. 17. Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade issued Department Order 2022-001 on Jan. 11 limiting the access to public...
Local government units (LGUs) outside the National Capital Region (NCR) are keen on enforcing the “no vaccine, no ride’’ policy in their respective areas in a bid to curb the transmission of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP)...
DOTR123 Legislators well as the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) and transport groups support the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) Department order barring unvaccinated individuals from riding public transportation in Metro Manila during the Omicron surge. The...
DOTR123 The “no vax, no ride” policy of the Department of Transportation will take effect Monday, Jan. 17, announced DoTr Usec Artemio Tuazon Jr, but it has already drew strong opposition from some sectors. But Leodegario "Ka Leody" Quitain de Guzman, chairperson of the socialist federation of...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the policy shift in the quarantine and isolation of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients and their close contacts, Malacañang announced. Home quarantine and isolation guidelines for COVID-19 patients and close contacts. (DOH) Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar issued an executive order on Thursday, Jan. 6, adopting the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) resolution limiting the mobility and activities of unvaccinated individuals in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to the rising cases of COVID-19 and the...
For those who do not relish the thought of using face shields again while out in public, don't fret. President Rodrigo Duterte tries on a face shield. (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles clarified on Wednesday, Dec. 22 that President Duterte's...
Filipinos' current lack of knowledge and awareness on maritime issues and long-term vision of the leadership has hindered the country from developing a strategic foreign policy agenda, a policy expert said. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate) University of the Philippines maritime law expert Professor Jay...
Farmers and fishermen fear the worst if more imported food will enter the Philippines next year, asking the government for a more pro-producer policy when it comes to food security and availability. In a briefing hosted by food security Tugon Kabuhayan, Raul Montemayor, national manager at...
