As a nationwide transport strike got underway on Monday to protest the government’s program to modernize public utility vehicles (PUVs), protesters claimed they were able to paralyze some routes in Metro Manila, even as the Palace and its-- READ MORE:
protesters claimed they were able to paralyze some routes in Metro Manila, even as the Palace and its agencies downplayed their impact across the country.Acting MMDA Chairman Romando S. Artes monitors the situation across Metro Manila during the first day of the nationwide transport strike, which saw pocket actions in Quezon City, Manila, and Valenzuela .
The Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board also said the transport strike affected only 10 percent of the routes in Metro Manila. MMDA General Manager Undersecretary Procopio Lipana, head of the Inter-Agency Task Force Monitoring Team Secretariat, said only 88 of the 1,680 vehicles from the national government and Metro Manila local government units were used to transport affected commuters.Police Col. Roman Arugay, Operations Officer of the Philippine National Police-National Capital Region Police Office, said the first day of the transport strike was peaceful.
Artes assured the riding public of available passenger vehicles for the duration of the transport strike. The team also includes the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Department of National Defense, the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic, the Land Transport Franchising and Metro Manila local government units .
He said LTFRB staff will personally visit transport cooperatives to further explain the intricacies of the PUV modernization program. The EDSA Busway Carousel was not affected by any transport strike activity, with operations running smoothly with a low passenger volume observed at all stations, it said.In Region 4-A , authorities reported around 30 stranded passengers at the SM-Crossing Calamba Grand Terminal in Laguna at around 6 a.m.
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