MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday reminded motorcycle riders and passengers to ready their identification cards or other necessary documents after the government eased restrictions on pillion riding in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ). The back rider must be an APOR while the driver may or may not be an APOR (Authorized Persons Outside of Residence),” Malaya said in a statement. Malaya said the documents must also show evidence that the passenger of the motorcycle must be an essential worker or APOR. Malaya’s statement came after the National Task Force against COVID-19 approved the policy to allow pillion riding without motorcycle barriers for those living inside the same household as long as the passenger is an APOR. Prior to this, the government allowed pillion riding for frontline workers and APOR as long as the riders established protective barriers on their motorcycles.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 19, 2020 03:22 UTC