{"id":258715,"date":"2020-06-20T03:39:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T07:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258715"},"modified":"2020-06-20T03:39:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T07:39:44","slug":"back-riding-on-motorcycles-allowed-in-principle-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/20\/back-riding-on-motorcycles-allowed-in-principle-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Back-riding on motorcycles allowed \u2018in principle\u2019: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The government has imposed a \u201cno back-ride\u201d policy amid the nationwide community quarantine due to health safety reasons. (File Photo<\/a>: nist6dh\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Back-riding on motorcycles will soon be allowed despite the strict quarantine restrictions to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

During the Laging Handa program aired on state-run PTV-4, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said guidelines would be crafted to ensure the proper enforcement of safety protocols for back-riding.<\/p>\n

\u201cPinapayagan na<\/em>\u00a0in principle\u00a0ang<\/em>\u00a0back riding upon the approval of the requirements\u00a0na ise<\/em>-set\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0technical working group.\u00a0Hintay-hintay na lang po muna<\/em>\u00a0(Back-riding on motorcycles is already allowed in principle upon the approval of the requirements set by the technical working group. So let\u2019s just wait),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

The government has imposed a \u201cno back-ride\u201d policy amid the nationwide community quarantine due to health safety reasons.<\/p>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte earlier said he could not allow motorcycle back-riding because strict physical distancing cannot be observed.<\/p>\n

Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has ordered the departments of Transportation, Science and Technology, and Health; the Metro Manila Development Authority; and the Bureau of Philippine Standards to look for the \u201csafest and effective\u201d manner to ensure the safe back-riding amid the outbreak.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Sila ay] inatasan na mag-pulong at alamin ang pinakaligtas at pinaka-ebektibong paraan para mabawasan ang\u00a0<\/em>transmission\u00a0sa\u00a0<\/em>back-riding sa mga motorsiklo<\/em>\u00a0(They have been directed to convene and determine the safest and most effective way to reduce the rate of transmission in back-riding on motorcycles),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The latest directive of the IATF-EID, which was contained in its Resolution 47 approved on Friday, came amid growing appeals by local government units to allow back-riding.<\/p>\n

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on June 3 signed an executive order allowing back-riding on motorcycles within the province.<\/p>\n

Duterte, however, thumbed down Garcia\u2019s plan to allow back-riding in Cebu amid the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

Roque appealed to the public to observe physical distancing, as he warned that Covid-19 remains a threat to the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cBaka naman yung kawalan ng\u00a0<\/em>social distancing\u00a0ang maging dahilan para magkasakit at mamatay.<\/em>\u00a0So\u00a0ingat po at palaging isipin, habang walang bakuna, habang walang gamot, banta po ang<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19 (We might get infected or die due to lack of social distancing. So let\u2019s be careful and always think that without vaccine or drug, Covid-19 is still a threat),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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