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The Department of Education on Friday said it will not suspend classes during a planned week-long transport strike next week.
About 40,000 jeepney and UV Express drivers, under the Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations, Manibela, and Piston, are reportedly expected to join the strike to protest the planned phaseout of traditional jeepneys in favor of modern electric vehicles.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The President also said that while he sees the need to modernize public utility vehicles, the proper program implementation is necessary. MMDA spokesperson Melissa Carunungan said contingency measures will be in place to ensure that the commuting public will not be affected by the week-long protest. The agency’s Metrobase will monitor through closed circuit television cameras major roads in Metro Manila that will be affected by the transport strike so that “Libreng Sakay” vehicles can quickly be deployed where they are needed.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte ordered the city’s Traffic and Transport Management Department to place bus service units on standby for possible deployment to areas including Cubao, Commonwealth Avenue, Welcome Rotonda, Novaliches Bayan, LTFRB, East Avenue, Quezon Memorial Circle and Fairview.
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