Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 1) — Five passenger buses have been converted into mobile vaccination clinics for the inoculation of at least 6,000 transportation workers in Parañaque City, according to the Department of Transportation.
The vaccination program started on Saturday at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), covering public utility vehicle drivers, conductors, and other transport workers.
The DOTr said Mega Manila Consortium Corp. converted five buses to be used for the program, three of which are allocated for vaccinating at least 1,000 transport workers every Saturday.
The city government of Parañaque provided the vaccines for the initial rollout. The DOTr said a fresh supply of COVID-19 doses will be sourced from the national government under the nationwide vaccination program.
“The vaccination program for transport workers will initially be done in Metro Manila and in nearby cities. It will be later implemented in other regions to cover remote areas,” it said in a statement issued late Saturday.
The DOTr also said that Megawide Construction Corp., operator of PITX, has waived terminal fees for buses and jeepneys at the public transport terminal starting Monday, Aug. 2.
