The initial beta testing of the system, together with the proposed messaging of the smart messaging system, will be held in Pasig City on May 1.

Metro Manila and the nearby provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal will be under a more relaxed quarantine status this month despite the suggestion of some experts to extend the lockdown by one more week to further slow the spread of COVID-19.

"The government still has no clear plans and efforts to fix the root causes," HPAAC said in a statement.

"If only the people giving out vaccines had a more proactive in inviting people who can't work from home or the ones whose jobs aren't done at home." 

After spending 14 months in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where she had been holed up due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 30-year-old is looking to book her spot in her fourth straight Olympics.