#pnp policy

The Philippine National Police has announced that they will be deploying “mystery passengers” on public utility vehicles to ensure compliance with the 'no vaccination, no ride' policy of the DOTr in Metro Manila.   According to a report by Inquirer.net, PNP spokesperson Roderick Alba said that these "mystery passengers" will find out who among passengers of mass transport have yet to get vaccinated. The PNP or DOTr will not announce when or where these "mystery passengers" will be deployed.     The DOTr began deploying so-called “mystery passengers” starting January 17, 2022, the first day of the no vaccine, no ride policy of the agency. During their meeting on December 5, the Metro Manila Council (MMC) signed and approved the implementation of the HOV Lane policy. A one-week dry run will be conducted starting next week December 11, Monday in order to test the effectiveness of this new policy. During the dry run, traffic enforcers are not yet tasked to apprehend drivers who violate the HOV policy, but once this scheme is implemented violators will be charged with a Php 500 fine. The idea of a Fair Use Policy is nothing new and has been enforced, albeit discreetly, by telcos on a case to case basis. Read more in our articles including "PNP "mystery passengers" deployed to monitor compliance with 'No Vaccination, No Ride' policy" and "HOV lane on EDSA to be implemented by the MMDA, dry run starts Dec.11".