Transport strike

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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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.)

THE MANILA International Airport Authority (MIAA) and various airlines advised passengers traveling this week to take into consideration the planned strike of ...

“We are working closely with our stakeholders to mitigate the effect of the strike on NAIA operations. We are continuously monitoring the situation,” said MIAA General Manager Cesar M. [Home](https://www.bworldonline.com/) [The Nation](https://www.bworldonline.com/the-nation/)Airlines, MIAA advise travelers to take into account week-long transport strike

From transport groups planning announcing a strike to protest the government's push to replace the traditional jeepney phaseout to news of another student ...

[dies in fraternity hazing](https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/01/2248502/adamson-students-urge-university-bare-truth-behind-our-schoolmates-death)rites. [Kalayaan LGU](https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/28/2248291/kalayaan-lgu-turns-tourism-game-fishing-tense-west-philippine-sea)aims to be the next go-to for tourists as it prepares to launch its week-long Kalayaan island group expedition — giving the public an opportunity to explore and try game fishing. The death, which sparked condemnation across sectors, is already being [investigated by the government.](https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/02/2248747/chr-nbi-conduct-probes-adamson-students-hazing-death)Talks on review of the [anti-hazing law](https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/01/2248522/adamson-students-death-prompts-calls-review-anti-hazing-law)and the administration-backed proposal to [make ROTC mandatory again](https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/03/2248871/hazing-death-prompts-call-scrap-rotc-plan)also followed the news of Salilig's death. This means commodity prices likely increased further in February. Just last week, eight more were brought home from Cambodia, where they were forced to hook people into a cryptocurrency scheme and were subjected to abuse if they failed to meet targets. [arrived last week](https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/27/2248047/philippines-welcome-home-first-batch-trkiye-repatriates).

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Sunday that it will deploy 25 vehicles to give free rides to commuters during the weeklong ...

“The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is prepared to provide free rides to passengers that will possibly be stranded during the one-week transport strike that will start on Monday,” the statement read in Filipino. Metro Manila police said on Friday that it will order five police districts to provide free rides for passengers starting Monday, 1 a.m. In a statement, the MMDA said that it will provide 25 vehicles, including buses, to pick up passengers it sees will be “stranded” on the road due to the reduced number of public utility vehicles plying usual routes.

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, in a statement dated March 4, said that the weeklong transport strike set on March 6 to 12 will not benefit ...

READ: “The transport strike is a painful interference in our efforts to provide solutions to the problems besetting our education system and will only exacerbate the learning hardships of our students,” Duterte said. However, Duterte maintained that “learning recovery is foremost on the agenda” of DepEd to date and this “does not include the pointless weeklong transport strike” supported by ACT.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority over the weekend announced the suspension of the expanded number coding scheme for Monday.

—LBG, GMA Integrated News [extended this to December 31, 2023](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/862453/ltfrb-extends-franchise-of-traditional-jeeps-to-december-31/story/), in deference of a Senate resolution and the request of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista. [MMDA did not give any guidance for the rest of the days](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/862171/jeepney-puv-groups-to-hold-transport-holiday-next-week/story/) in the March 6 to 12 transport strike.

The week-long transport strike, which is expected to begin Monday, March 6, will be joined by jeepney and utility vehicle (UV) express drivers and operators as ...

We are continuously monitoring the situation,” Chiong added. Chiong also urged passengers to monitor news reports about transport situations in their areas and check the status of their flight before going to NAIA to avoid inconvenience. The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) urged on Sunday, March 5, all air passengers to allot ample time from the usual three hours before flight departure time to be at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) amid the week-long transport strike.

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has slammed the Alliance of Concerned Teachers for supporting what she described as a ...

Supporting the demands of our public utility vehicles against phaseout and for pro-people modernization is only just and compassionate,” it added. “It is shameful how DepEd Secretary VP Sara Duterte resorted to red-tagging the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines instead of addressing the valid concerns of teachers and students in light of the scheduled transportation strike,” the group said. “The transport strike is a painful interference in our efforts to provide solutions to the problems besetting our education system and will only exacerbate the learning hardships of our students,” Duterte said in a press statement released yesterday.

CONTINGENCY plans have been laid down by several cities in Metro Manila to minimize the impact of the weeklong transport strike that will start today, ...

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has extended the deadline to December 31, but that did not stop some transport groups from pushing through with the strike. Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco also said the city is ready to provide free shuttle services to Navoteños. Private schools can also implement online classes depending on their discretion," she said. Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo Malapitan told The Manila Times that some of the city's vehicles will be deployed throughout the duration of the jeepney strike. In Valenzuela, Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian said they will utilize all their vehicles to provide transportation for public commuters despite the assurance from several associations of jeepney operators and drivers in the city that they will not join. The Quezon City Police District will field personnel in critical areas to guarantee the safety of the riding public and public utility vehicles (PUVs) that do not participate in the strike.

Two Cebu universities have decided to hold classes online this Monday, March 6, 2023, which is the start of the nationwide transport strike.

Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. The Cebu Normal University (CNU), on the other hand, announced in a Facebook post that they would hold “flexible learning modalities” on March 6-10, 2023, to avoid the disruption of learning for their students due to the strike. On March 2, PISTON-Cebu, announced that they would not go on strike, but they would conduct a picket rally on Monday, March 6, in front of the office of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7). Although majority of their employees work online, USJ-R said that they would still have their offices open for on-site services and transactions, and the school would provide transportation for some of their employees. The University of San Jose Recoletos (USJ-R) and the University of San Carlos (USC), through their respective Facebook pages on Sunday, March 5, said that the move was for the impending nationwide and week-long transport strike spearheaded by national transport groups. CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some Cebu universities have decided to hold their classes online this Monday, March 6, 2023, which is the start of the nationwide transport strike.

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) is on heightened alert today as various transport groups kick off their week-long strike protesting the government's...

to inspect five-to-10-year-old jeeps that are still running and are still in good running conditions should also be considered. It does not include the pointless weeklong transport strike supported by ACT,” Duterte said in a statement. As for us in San Juan, we may rent buses so we can provide free rides for our residents,” Zamora said, adding tricycles will be allowed this week to serve as alternative public transport in the city under Executive Order No. due to the strike. “The MMDA is also willing to lend their buses. You’re injuring public service. “Marami sa ating kababayan ang magsa-suffer dito samantalang pwede naman nating upuan. “The UVVRP suspension is for Monday only. We will assess of there is a need to suspend the number coding on the succeeding days, depending on the gravity of the transport strike,” Lipana said after attending the interagency meeting in the MMDA headquarters in Makati City to finalize the emergency plan, pre-positioning of assets and the transport routes that are most likely to be affected by the transport strike. The MMDA assured the public of their readiness to provide free transport to those who will be affected by the strike. In an advisory, the MMDA announced: “Suspendido ang pagpapatupad ng Expanded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) o number coding scheme bukas, March 6, unang araw ng tigil-pasada ng grupong Manibela bilang protesta sa public utility vehicle modernization program,” the MMDA said in an advisory Sunday afternoon (The Expanded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or number coding scheme will be suspended on March 6, the first day of the transport strike spearheaded by the group Manibela in protest of the public utility vehicle modernization program).” “We’re going to deploy policemen in areas where our (commuting) countrymen converge, we’re going to provide the needed security for our countrymen,” said Maranan, adding police vehicles will be deployed to mitigate the effects of the transport strike.

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 5) — The week-long transport strike against the government's PUV phaseout program will not include several transport ...

[LIST: LGUs, schools shift to online classes next week amid nationwide transport strike](https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/2/online-class-transport-strike.html?fbclid=IwAR3EVg61xDHgY5ycjy9mODFDqIWCVJaPHJLY9xkeYsUKJv0fSgwlNRTFnz0) [TIMELINE: The government’s PUV phaseout program](https://www.cnnphilippines.com/transportation/2023/3/5/timeline-the-governments-puv-phaseout-program.html?fbclid=IwAR1SAP62SscbSOZMiuX6RZwFqJQQ73D4g2-BIbCogBrtLtSRtdw1Jnm7aSA) These groups, according to Malacañang, include the Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (JODA), NOVADECI Transport Cooperative, Novaliches Malinta Jeepney Transport Cooperative (NMJTC), Malabon Jeepney Transport Cooperative (MAJETSCO), Blumentritt Transport Service Cooperative (BTSC), Metro Valenzuela Transport Cooperative (MVTC), Valenzuela Bignay Meycauayan Transport Cooperative, and the KARTUJODA Transport Cooperative.

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 5) — The week-long transport strike against the government's PUV phaseout program will not include several transport groups ...

[LIST: LGUs, schools shift to online classes next week amid nationwide transport strike](https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/2/online-class-transport-strike.html?fbclid=IwAR3EVg61xDHgY5ycjy9mODFDqIWCVJaPHJLY9xkeYsUKJv0fSgwlNRTFnz0) [TIMELINE: The government’s PUV phaseout program](https://www.cnnphilippines.com/transportation/2023/3/5/timeline-the-governments-puv-phaseout-program.html?fbclid=IwAR1SAP62SscbSOZMiuX6RZwFqJQQ73D4g2-BIbCogBrtLtSRtdw1Jnm7aSA) These groups, according to Malacañang, include the Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (JODA), NOVADECI Transport Cooperative, Novaliches Malinta Jeepney Transport Cooperative (NMJTC), Malabon Jeepney Transport Cooperative (MAJETSCO), Blumentritt Transport Service Cooperative (BTSC), Metro Valenzuela Transport Cooperative (MVTC), Valenzuela Bignay Meycauayan Transport Cooperative, and the KARTUJODA Transport Cooperative.

Two Northern Mindanao transport groups have shunned the weeklong nationwide transport strike that starts on Monday, March 6.

It also acknowledges that participating in the strike may defeat the purpose of the PUV modernization program,” Nomfedtrasco said. “We are not a part of any transport strike. Although they would continue to tend to their routes, Gabatan said they would also continue to demand that the government address the various kinks of the PUV modernization program. Another group, the National Confederation of Transport Unions (NCTU) in Northern Mindanao, said they would also not join the transport strike. According to Escobidal, Nomfedtrasco, with 50 member-cooperatives operating in the region’s five provinces, is satisfied with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) PUV modernization program and that there is no reason for them to join the strike. Our member-cooperatives have already made a commitment not to join the strike,” said Luzminda Escobidal, chief executive officer of the Northern Mindanao Federation of Transport Service Cooperative (Nomfedtrasco), said on Sunday

MANILA – More transport groups in Metro Manila and other parts of the country have decided not to join the weeklong nationwide strike starting Monday.

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Commuters are bracing for a weeklong transport strike beginning today, involving thousands of jeepney and UV Express drivers protesting the government's ...

Local airlines also advised passengers to allocate more time for travel to the airport. “You are forcing us to consolidate and surrender our livelihood for a franchise, when we know the corporations or cooperatives will fail.” “For us teachers, we support our PUV drivers and operators in their fight for their livelihood. He dismissed the agency’s extension of the deadline for consolidation. and expressed opposition to the strike. How do you expect us to consolidate if you are not ready?” he said in Filipino.