by Marc Jayson Cayabyab – The Philippine Star, 5 Jan 2022
MANILA, Philippines — At least 40 of 241 employees of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 tested positive for COVID-19 after they underwent antigen tests on Monday, the MRT-3 management announced yesterday.
The train personnel will undergo quarantine and confirmatory swab tests, the management said.
Of the number of infected railway personnel, 25 are stationed at the MRT-3 depot and 15 are working at the mainline.
The MRT-3 management will begin its voluntary antigen testing for passengers next week.
The Department of Transportation is still consolidating data on personnel who tested positive for COVID at the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) and Philippine National Railways (PNR), according to DOTr Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran.
None of the personnel who underwent antigen tests as part of the LRT-1’s daily health check tested positive for the virus since Monday, according to Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) spokesperson Jacqueline Gorospe.
“For LRMC personnel, whether passenger-facing or not, antigen testing is conducted as needed only since all personnel are fully vaccinated and must have no symptoms for three consecutive days,” Gorospe told The STAR yesterday.
“Antigen testing is conducted for personnel with flu-like symptoms. So far, none yielded positive results since yesterday,” Gorospe added.
Meanwhile, at least 20 PNR personnel were sent home on Monday morning after they tested positive for COVID-19 in antigen tests.
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
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