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(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The week-long transport strike against the government’s PUV phaseout program will not include several transport groups across the country, Malacañang said Sunday.
Transport group Manibela previously announced that the nationwide strike will push through from March 6 to 12 regardless of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) move to extend the franchise consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUVs) until the end of the year.
In a press release, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said 11 jeepney and UV Express groups in Metro Manila have expressed opposition to the strike, namely: the National Federation of Transport Cooperatives (NFTC), Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP), Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP), Alliance of Concerned Transport Organization (ACTO), Pasang Masda (PM), Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP), Stop and Go Coalition, Senate Employees Transport Service Cooperative (SETSCO), UV Express National Alliance of the Philippines (UV Express), and ACTO NA CORP… Read More