Workers just need to show their company ID when taking public transportation, says Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III.
being enforced in public transportation in Metro Manila, clarified Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday, January 18.
This was backed up by the Department of Transportation on the same day when it said work is deemed an “essential activity” hence workers fall under the persons exempted from the rule.. They are doing essential services so they are exempted from the ‘no vax, no ride’ policy,” said Bello during a Malacañang press briefing.The clarification was made amid confusion about exemptions, with Bello told of experiences of workers who wereDOTr’s Department Order No.
Since the order was released, the government has borne the brunt of criticism, with lawyers, politicians, and groupsBello, however, said he is not the authority when it comes to rules applicable to government workers as this is the purview of the Civil Service Commission. The current definition of work as an essential activity does not distinguish between work in the private or government sector.
Told that many unvaccinated or partially-vaccinated workers have been turned away in train stations, Bello said a massive “information drive” was needed to ensure implementing agencies like the Philippine National Police are on the same page about the rules. The DOTr, in a statement, included work in its list of essential activities in a statement issued on Tuesday.
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