Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III.聽INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� There will be a 鈥渞eformulation鈥� of the聽鈥渘o vaccination, no ride policy鈥澛爄n Metro Manila, Secretary Silvestre Bello III, of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said on Tuesday.
鈥淢ayroon tayong reformulation ng policy na yan, but I am not at liberty to reveal that,鈥� Bello said over Teleradyo, pointing out that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will soon make the formal announcement.
(We have a reformulation of that policy, but I am not at liberty to reveal that.)
Bello said he had a meeting with Cabinet officials like Transportation Secretary Art Tugade, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat, and DILG Secretary Eduardo A帽o.
鈥淣ag-meeting kami, we came up with a new formulation of no vax, no ride policy, at lalabas siguro either today or tomorrow,鈥� Bello added.
(We had a meeting, we came up with a new formulation of the no vax, no ride policy and it may come out maybe today or tomorrow.)
DOTr Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran, when asked about the 鈥渞eformulation,鈥� told 黑料社 that it will be released 鈥渢his week.鈥�
鈥淒OLE, DILG and DOTr shall release a joint press statement soon,鈥� Libiran also said in a text message.
The 鈥渘o vaccine, no ride鈥� was implemented in Metro Manila since January 17, which received mixed response from the public.
The policy restricts unvaccinated commuters from using public transport, but exempting workers, travelers who have medical conditions that prevent them from being vaccinated. The unvaccinated individuals may use the public transport if they are out to buy essential goods and services.
The 鈥淣o vaccine, no ride policy鈥� in Metro Manila will remain in effect under alert level 3. Metro Manila is under alert level 3 until January 31.
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