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QC, Caloocan LGUs ready for transport strike

Published Oct 15, 2023 11:16 am

The local government units (LGU) of Caloocan and Quezon Cities have announced that they have made preparations and contingency plans to help commuters in the city during the transport strike that will be conducted by several transport groups in different parts of the country on  Monday, Oct. 16, and Tuesday, Oct. 17.

The Caloocan LGU said on Sunday, Oct. 15, that through its “Alalay sa Manlalakbay” initiative, service vehicles will be deployed in key areas to provide free rides to stranded commuters. Members of different city departments will also be stationed in the areas to assist the commuters.

The city government said that classes in all levels in both public and private schools will be shifting to online learning modality for the aid the commuting students.

Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan said that the city government coordinated with relevant national agencies to address the needs of the public, including drivers and commuters, during the transport strike.

He also reminded motorists and residents to still observe traffic rules and cooperate with city personnel while on the road to avoid unnecessary delays and accidents.

“Patuloy po ang pagtutok natin sa sitwasyon upang ang interes ng lahat ng ating mga mamamayan, mapa-driver, commuter, o kahit mga pedestrian ay mapapangalagaan natin (We will continue to monitor the situation so that the interests of all our citizens, drivers, commuters, or even pedestrians can be taken care of),” he said.

In Quezon City, the local government announced that it will deploy additional QCity Buses that will ferry stranded commuters for free along different routes that may be affected by the transport strike.

It added that service vehicles that will provide free rides will also be deployed by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), City Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS), and other agencies when needed.

The city government announced on Sunday that there will be no city-wide suspension of classes in the city’s public and private schools as per the recommendation of the QCPD and the Department of Education (DepEd), QC Schools Division Offices, and other concerned agencies.

Class suspensions in private colleges in the city will be at the discretion of the schools’ administrations, it added.

It said that members of QCPD, DPOS, Transport, and Traffic Management Department, and Task Force Disiplina will be assigned to different areas in the city to ensure peace and order as well as the safety of the people including teachers, and drivers who will or will not participate in the transport strike.

“Kinikilala natin ang karapatan ng mga transport group na ipahayag ang kanilang hinaing, nguni't kasabay din nito ang ating pagtiyak na hindi ito magdudulot ng anumang pagka-abala sa ating QCitizens at sa mga serbisyo ng ating pamahalaan (We recognize the right of transport groups to voice their grievances, but at the same time we ensure that this does not cause any inconvenience to our QCitizens and our government services),” it added.

Both LGUs reminded their residents to coordinate with them for assistance during the transport strike

Earlier in October, the transport group Manibela announced that it will conduct a nationwide transport strike to protest the alleged corruption in the approval of the franchise for public utility vehicles (PUV) and the public utility franchise consolidation which is set for Dec. 31.

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