Deadline for motorcycle barrier extended to July 26: police

Watch also in iWant or TFC.tv An inter-agency task force has extended the deadline for installing protective dividers for pillion riding on motorcycles to July 26, from July 20, police said Tuesday.

"Sa July 27 na po kami manghuhuli kung sakaling may violation doon," said Joint Task Force COVID Shield Commander Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar.

The government has approved 2 prototypes for the barrier: a shield attached to the motorcycle and designed by the Bohol provincial government, and a second backpack-like design by ride-hailing platform Angkas. "As long as ito po ay kahawig, kawagis o kapareho ng ating mga prototype—na inilabas naman pati sukat, measurement at mga gamit—iyon naman po ay ia-allow natin," said Eleazar.As of Monday, authorities have flagged down 9,000 pairs for unauthorized pairs backrides, Eleazar told ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo.

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