PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS

The听government would听deploy听鈥渕ystery passengers鈥澨齮o monitor compliance with听its听no vaccination, no ride policy听in public transportation starting Jan. 17, according to the Transportation department.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 how we can implement this program听on a daily basis without them knowing really that there鈥檚 an enforcer,鈥澨齌ransportation听Assistant Secretary Mark Steven C. Pastor听told an online news briefing on Friday.

Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade on Jan. 11听issued an order听limiting public transportation access to vaccinated听people听in the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 3听or higher.

The policy applies to all听public听domestic travel within听Metro Manila听by land, sea and air.

The policy does not apply to听people who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus for medical reasons.

Passengers must show physical or digital copies of their vaccine cards issued by their local governments听or听by the听Department of Health. 鈥斕Arjay L. Balinbin