By Alec Go
Malacaῆang on Tuesday (June 8) said government employees who are working from home but will be required to physically report can be included under Priority Group A4 or essential workers.
“Ito naman po ay temporary work arrangement lamang habang may pandemya. In fact sa gobyerno ay 30% skeletal force lamang. Pero sa tingin ko po, although this is subject to verification, kasama po sila,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said.
“Kasi iyong mga taong-gobyerno for instance, skeletal workforce ang utos ng ating Executive Secretary. Hindi naman ibig sabihin na palibhasa hindi sila kasama doon sa 30% workforce eh hindi na sila mapapabahagi doon sa A4,” Roque added.
He said workers have been included under the vaccination program to help in bringing back normal work arrangements in the government and private sector.
Based on the guidelines he shared on June 7, vaccination prioritization will focus on individuals who are physically reporting to the workplace or who are currently deployed or assigned to perform field work.
Read more: LIST: Phases, sectors under A4 vaccination
The A4 vaccination first phase covers workers who meet the said criteria in the National Capital Region (NCR), Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao.
As of June 7 evening, at least 20,534 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to individuals under A4. -rir
