Motorcyle barriers scrapped for housemates — Eleazar

MOTORCYCLE barriers are no longer required for riders living in the same house in areas under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ), Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said on Wednesday.

SO NEAR YET SO FAR Motorcyclists continue backriding with improvised body shields between them in Manila on July 19, 2020. A national task force against the coronavirus has extended the deadline to July 26 for riders to install barriers between them based on at least two recommended designs. PHOTO BY ENRIQUE AGCAOILI

The National Task Force (NTF) on Covid-19 approved the transition protocol on motorcycle back-riding, and will be implemented starting today, August 19.

However, riders not living in the same house must still have the Angkas designed barrier.

The backrider must also be Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APOR) although the driver may or may not be an APOR.

The protocol states that the motorcycle must be privately owned and not for hire, Eleazar said.

In accordance with the health protocols, both riders should wear face masks and full-face helmets “that must be worn all the time while back-riding.”

DILG spokesman and Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said that those living in the same household should show IDs with the same address as proof to Quarantine Control Points (QCPs) or to police officers conducting random checkpoints.

Meanwhile, in areas under the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ), the local government units (LGUs) have the sole authority to implement the guidelines based on their situation.

Source: TheManila Times