Unang araw ng “no vax, no ride” policy naging generally peaceful
Naging generally peaceful ang unang araw ng implementasyon ng “no vaccination, no ride” policy sa Metro Manila noong Lunes, January 17, ayon sa mga ahensya ng Department of Transportation (DOTr).
Ayon sa Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) at Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT), naging maayos ang pagpapaliwanag ng mga enforcer ukol sa mga panuntunan ng polisya sa mga commuter.
Sinabi rin ng mga ahensya na tumalima ang mga commuter sadepartment order.
“According to reports from our men on the ground, most of the passengers were prepared for the policy. They voluntarily handed over their vaccination cards to our enforcers for thorough inspection and verification before boarding public utility vehicles (PUVs),” pahayag ni Transportation Secretary Art Tugade.
Ayon naman kay Assistant Secretary for Road and Infrastructure Mark Steven Pastor, “Since this is just the first day of the policy’s implementation, our enforcers were instructed to just issue the violators warnings instead of outrightly apprehending them for non compliance.”
“These persons were later properly turned over to their respective local government units (LGUs) for assistance,” dagdag nito.
Sinabi ni DOTr Undersecretary for Railways TJ Batan na aabot sa 1,749 commuters ang nagtangkang sumakay ng tren nang walang katibayan ng pagtanggap ng COVID-19:
Philippine National Railways: 8
MRT-3: 1,204
LRT-2: 136
LRT-1: 401
Pagdidiin ni Tugade, layon lamang ng “no vaccination, no ride” policy na magbigyan ng protektsyon sa publiko, bakunado man o hindi, laban sa severe COVID-19 infections.
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