'No vaccine, no ride' on public transport panned as impractical, violative of rights

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Passengers pictured at Tandang Sora Jeep Terminal in Visayas Avenue, Quezon City on Oct. 19, 2021. The Department of Transportation is pushing for an increase in passenger capacity of public utility vehicles following the downgrading of Metro Manila's COVID-19 alert level from 4 to 3.

The STAR / Michael Varcas

 

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:58 p.m.) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has ordered a "no vaccination, no ride" policy on public transportation throughout Metro Manila, which transport groups say violates Filipinos' right to mobility and skirts responsibility for vaccination. 

 

This comes after Metro Manila's mayors unanimously agreed to restrict the mobility of unvaccinated people in the capital region. A number of local governments have already passed ordinances banning the unvaccinated from entering malls and establishments in their localities. 

 

The Department of Transportation said the policy's implementation will be "initially in the National Capital Region" while Alert Level 3 or higher remains in effect pending the decision of the coronavirus task force. 

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/01/12/2153421/no-vaccine-no-ride-public-transport-panned-impractical-violative-rights

 

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[bangon04]

Imagine if Manila had a Bus service, with real buses, real bus stops, bus timetables, ....   

[ozimoron]

5 minutes ago, bangon04 said:

Imagine if Manila had a Bus service, with real buses, real bus stops, bus timetables, ....   

With an imagination like that you could write science fiction novels ????

[bangon04]

1 minute ago, ozimoron said:

With an imagination like that you could write science fiction novels ????

The Filipino goes OFW to HK and Singapore and sees how it CAN be.  But they come home and they are proud to be Pinoy......