By CHSO Calls Pre-Registration for Baguio City Residents Under A4 & A5 Priority Groups
The City Health Services Office of Baguio calls on residents who belong to the A4 and A5 priority groups to pre-register in the city’s master list for COVID-19 vaccination while the local health authorities are preparing for the schedule of vaccination for the said groups.
Who is included in the A4 Priority Group?
The A4 priority group includes frontline personnel in essential economic sectors that have high levels of interaction with or exposure to the
public and also those that are needed to ensure security, consumer and worker safety, and those working in priority government projects.
List of Eligible Workers in the A4 Industry/Sectors
According to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the following are the subgroups under the A4 priority group:
| A4 Subgroup | Eligible Workers |
|---|---|
| A4.1 | Commuter transport (land, air, and sea), including logistics • Motorcycle (e.g., angkas) and tricycle drivers • Car, taxi, van drivers (including jeepney, taxi/fx drivers), transport network vehicle service (TNVS) • Bus drivers, train/tram operators • Truck drivers and helpers (pahinante) • Active seafarers, domestic or international (with recorded sea service within the last 2 years) • Aircraft pilots and other associate professionals • Transport conductors • Travel attendants and travel stewards (includes ship stewards) • Luggage porters • Service station attendants (includes gasoline attendants) • Cleaners and janitors in stations, terminals, and airports |
| A4.2 | Public and private wet and dry market vendors; frontline workers in grocery, supermarkets • Stall and Market Salespersons • Shopkeepers (e.g., cashier, shelf fillers, baggers…) • Retail Trade Operators and Frontliners • Shop Supervisors • Sorting Clerks • Package Deliverers • Sari-Sari Store tindero/tindera • Cleaners and janitors in markets, groceries, and supermarkets |
| A4.3 | Workers in manufacturing for food, beverage, medical and pharmaceutical products |
| A4.4 | Frontline workers in food retail, including food service delivery • Food Service Counter Attendants • Waiters • Restaurant Managers • Fast Food Preparers • Street Food Vendors • Chefs, Cooks, Kitchen Helpers • Food Stall (“Carinderia”) workers • Food home delivery • Cleaners and janitors in food establishments |
| A4.5 | Frontline workers in Financial Services in private and government • Bank Tellers and Related Clerks • Cashiers and Ticket Clerks • Pawnbrokers, Frontliners in Remittance Centers, Bayad Centers |
| A4.6 | Frontline workers in hotels and accommodation • Hotel receptionists and concierge • Cleaning and housekeeping personnel in hotels, and similar establishments • Workers in hotel and accommodation not elsewhere classified (parking attendant, bellboy, usher, etc.) • Cleaners and janitors of hotels and accommodation |
| A4.7 | Priests, Pastors, rabbis, imams, or such other religious leaders regardless of denomination |
| A4.8 | Security guards/personnel assigned in A4 establishments, offices, agencies, and organizations |
| A4.9 | Frontline workers in news media, both private and government |
| A4.10 | Customer-facing personnel of telecoms, cable, and internet service providers, electricity distribution, water distribution utilities |
| A4.11 | Frontline personnel in basic education and higher education institutions and agencies • Department of Education (DepEd) teachers and education support personnel • Basic education private school teachers • Higher education teachers • Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) frontline personnel (accredited TVET trainers and competency assessors) • Frontline workers of CHED, PRC, and other agencies in charge of administering board exams, bar • Cleaners and janitors in basic and higher education institutions/agencies |
| A4.12 | Overseas Filipino Workers not classified above, and scheduled for deployment within 2 months |
| A4.13 | Frontline workers in law/justice, security, and social protection sectors • Customs and borders Inspectors • Prosecutors, Court personnel • Commissioned Armed Forces Officers • Non-Commissioned Armed Forces Officers • Armed Forces Occupations, Other Ranks • Firefighters • Police Officers • Prison Guards • Public Investigators • Social welfare personnel worker in Crisis Intervention Units |
| A4.14 | Frontline government workers engaged in operations of government transport system, quarantine inspection, worker safety inspection and other activities indispensable to the COVID response • Government Transport Workers (LRT, MRT, PNR) and workers at ports and airport terminals • Department of Agriculture (DA) frontliners (inspectors, quarantine, bantay presyo, DA Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita store clerk) • Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) frontliners • Local Chief Executives (LCEs) (governors, mayors, barangay captains) • DOLE inspectors • DTI inspectors |
| A4.15 | Frontline government workers in charge of tax collection; assessment of businesses for incentives; election; national ID; data collection personnel • Government Tax and Excise Officials • Government Licensing Officials • Board of Investment (BOI) frontliners (examiners) • POEA frontliners • COMELEC voter registration workers • PhilSys Registration frontliners • Data collection and price monitoring personnel of PSA, DTI, DA |
| A4.16 | Diplomatic Community and Department of Foreign Affairs personnel in consular operations |
| A4.17 | Department of Public Works and Highways personnel in charge of monitoring government infrastructure projects |
As of IATF Resolution No. 116, series of 2021, has also included the frontline employees in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry and the frontline employees of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in the A4 Priority Group.
Who is included in the A5 Priority Group?
The A5 priority group includes the indigent population not otherwise included in the preceding categories.
A4 and A5 Priority Group Vaccination Schedule
As of writing, no vaccination schedule for the said priority groups has been announced by the local authorities yet.
How to Pre-register in Baguio City COVID-19 Vaccination Master list
To be included in the city’s vaccination master list, Baguio residents must register at https://bakuna.baguio.gov.ph/ and enter their correct personal details.
Important Notes
- Please take note that your CORRECT CONTACT NUMBER must be submitted during registration. If you have entered an incorrect number (wrong or incomplete digits, inactive contact number), you will not be able to receive the text message indicating your vaccination schedule and venue.
- Data of those who have registered for a Baguio in My Pocket (BIMP) account have already been migrated into the COVID-19 vaccination master list.
- Those who participated during the master listing activities in their respective barangays are already included in the COVID-19 vaccination master list.
For Inquiries/Concerns
For inquiries or concerns regarding registration, you may contact the following:
- Email: [email protected]
- Mobile Number
- 0916 797 4397 (Globe)
- 0918 488 0195 (Smart)
SOURCE: NEDA, Baguio City HSO, Official Gazette, PIO-Baguio
