Spot check: A police officer ensuring passengers maintain physical distancing inside a bus at a checkpoint in Manila. — AP
THE government defended a controversial ban on unvaccinated people using public transport in the capital Manila where Omicron is fuelling a record surge in cases.
The rule, announced by the Department of Transportation earlier this week and expected to take effect on Monday, comes after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to arrest people not vaccinated against Covid-19 who refused to stay at home.
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