The transport strike protesting the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program was “unsuccessful” and only caused traffic congestion, Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines —
Transport groups claimed they paralyzed 80 percent of Metro Manila’s public transportation routes on the first day of the strike. “What we saw was obstruction, which created traffic. They have the right to fight for their rights but it shouldn’t affect the traveling public,” he said.
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