#no vax no ride

A day after the implementation of the 'no vaccination, no ride' policy, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have clarified that workers and others taking essential travel are now exempted from the said policy. Photo by LTFRB The DOTr also reiterated that the 'no vaccine, no ride' policy is temporary and is only in effect while Metro Manila is under Alert Level 3 or higher. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that the “no vaxx, no ride” policy in Metro Manila will be automatically lifted while it is placed under Alert Level 2 starting February 1. “The no vaxx, no ride policy is not perpetual. [embed]https://www.facebook.com/DOTrPH/posts/265975672334159[/embed] To recall, on January 12, 2022, DOTr issued the "no vaxx, no ride" policy in NCR. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has extended the ‘Free ride for vaccinated APORs in LRT-2, MRT-3, and PNR’ until August 31. Vaccinated APORs (Authorized Persons Outside of Residence), who have received their 1st or 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine, can avail the free ride in LRT-2 and PNR trains during off-peak hours, while APORs can ride the MRT-3 for free on peak hours. "This free ride program aims to encourage more APORs to get vaccinated especially now that new and more transmissible variants of COVID-19 are emerging," said DOTr Secretary Art Tugade. Read more in our articles including "Workers, essential travel, exempted from 'no vax, no ride' policy" and "DOTr: No vaxx, no ride policy lifted under Alert Level 2".