The National University (NU), on Tuesday, Jan. 16, will modify all classes to online synchronous learning in anticipation of a major transport protest. Photo from NU “Classes for NU Manila shall shift to remote synchronous learning due to the impending transport protest,” the university...
Transport group Manibela will be holding a transport strike on Tuesday, Jan, 16, as part of what it describes as a big protest march from Quezon City to Mendiola in Manila to call for the stop of the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) and the return of the...
Who’s scared of the transport strikes? Certainly not Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Don Artes as he declared that the national government was ready to assist commuters even if transport strikes are held for a year. “We already reached a point that the government can...
The Philippine National Police Public (PNP) has prepared contingency measures to ensure peace order amid the extension of the transport strike to two more weeks in protest of the mandatory consolidation of jeepney drivers and operators into either a cooperative or a corporation. The Dec. 31...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) on Sunday, Dec. 17, said it will extend the conduct of online classes and work-from-home arrangements for the remaining working days of 2023 due to the continuation of the transport strike. University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) On Dec.12, UPD...
A motorcycle rider received first aid from transport strikers after he fell off his bike in front of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) office in Quezon City, on Friday, Dec. 15. Photo courtesy to KABATAAN Partlist According to Anakbayan -Pasay Chairperson Wilbert...
For Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Don Artes, the national government has already reached a stage that it could no longer be held hostage by defiant groups through threats and holding of transport strikes. Artes made the statement as the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng...
An estimated 2,000 jeepney operators and drivers in Pasig City will join the transport strike to be staged by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) on Dec. 14 to 15 in protest of the Dec. 31 deadline for the public utility vehicle (PUV) consolidation given to...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) on Tuesday, Dec. 12, announced the shift to online classes due to the transport strike scheduled for later this week. University of the Philippines Diliman The Pagkakaisa ng Samahan ng Mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) announced another...
When the national government announced the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) in 2019, the group of jeepney transport leader Rommel Odevilas immediately signed up in the hope that it would fulfill the promise of a better life for the operators and drivers of their association...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday, Nov. 23 reported that the three-day strike has minimal effect on commuters due to the government contingency plan. MMDA chairman Don Artes said their contingency measures started as early as last week and will last until the last day...
In line with the continuation of the nationwide transport strike, various public universities and higher education institutions (HEIs) have extended their online classes and implemented work-from-home (WFH) arrangements. (PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN) Among the universities that have extended online...
