Nationwide transport strike

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Northern Mindanao transport group not joining week-long ... (Manila Bulletin)

The NCTU has earlier said it would join the nationwide transport strike as its way to express their opposition to franchise consolidation and traditional ...

“This office assures the public that in case of strike, it is ready to fill the routes affected by the said strike and is prepared to cushion the effects of the strikes of transport groups,” the LTFRB-10 said. The LTFRB-10 director said 98% of the PUVs in the region have already formed into cooperatives and consolidated their franchises. The NTCU regional coordinator said this could be the reason why there were still several jeepney drivers and operators who were not in favor of the consolidation.

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Group slams DepEd's move not to suspend classes as transport ... (CNN Philippines)

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 4) – A teachers' group has slammed the Department of Education's (DepEd) decision not to suspend physical classes amid ...

“If college students are expected to have a hard time coming to school on the days of the transport strike, what more for our much younger pupils?” Several schools and offices have already announced that they will shift to online set-up from March 6 to 11 in anticipation of the impact of the transport strike. Some transport groups will hold a weeklong strike from March 6 to 12 to convince the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to suspend the phaseout of traditional jeepneys and UV Express vehicles.

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Govt braces for weeklong transport strike (The Manila Times)

THE government has laid out contingency plans to help commuters find a ride during the weeklong transport strike that starts Monday.

We are after the welfare not only of the operators and drivers of PUVs but also of the riding public as well. "We agree with President Bongbong Marcos and DOTR that its implementation needs more discussions; hence, there will be a Committee Hearing on Transportation in Congress next week. The deadline set is for operators and drivers to either form or join cooperatives or incorporate themselves into collective juridical entities," Bautista-Lim said. Quezon City First District Rep. The Manila City Public Information Office on Saturday said public schools in the city will be going "asynchronous" during the duration of the strike, which means they will have to switch to online instruction. The MMDA and the DoTr will also be closely coordinating for the possible suspension of the number coding scheme in Metro Manila during the strike.

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LTFRB assures public of enough vehicles during transport strike (Sun.Star)

THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 assured that there are enough public utility vehicles that can accommodate passengers ...

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Classes, work in Philippines suspended with week-long jeepney ... (The Straits Times)

The work strike is a protest against the impending phaseout of traditional jeepneys by the government. Read more at straitstimes.com.

But the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), the PUV programme’s implementing agency, on Feb 23 extended it to June 30. The city government of Manila on Saturday asked public schools to conduct asynchronous classes for students at all levels due to the upcoming transport strike. Ten buses will also be deployed by the local government to provide free rides for commuting workers during the strike, he added.

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NCRPO to give free rides during transport strike week (Philippine Canadian Inquirer)

MANILA – The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will provide free rides to commuters next week covering different routes in Metro Manila, ...

“We wanted to ensure readiness to address all foreseeable circumstances and to immediately respond should our presence and assistance be necessary during the transport strike. “Naiintindihan ng inyong kapulisan sa NCRPO ang hirap na pinagdadaanan ng ating mga commuters dito sa Metro Manila, lalo pa ngayon na may isasagawang transport strike. If necessary, all vehicles for patrol operations will be utilized for ‘Libreng Sakay’ too,” Okubo said in a statement on Saturday.

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Lucena group won't join Monday transport strike (pna.gov.ph)

LUCENA CITY – A transport group official here on Sunday said they will not join a transport strike against the jeepney modernization program beginning ...

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In case of transport strike in Cebu City, gov't readies buses (INQUIRER.net)

Free transport rides will be provided to commuters here on March 6 should groups push through with plans for a transport strike.

Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. Other groups like PISTON-Cebu will not go on a strike. (We were informed that there is no transport strike here in Cebu and the transport groups will only hold a mini rally but we are still preparing just in case their decision will change.)

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