FAST FACTS: What’s behind the planned 3-day transport strike during SONA?

Manibela is calling for a transportation strike starting July 24 to protest the alleged bidding of routes to local politicians and corporations.

For its part, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board is calling for the group to discontinue its strike.,” said LTFRB board member Mercy Leynes, “

“Their group is free to stage any form of protest. However, DOTr will not be held hostage. The whole country and innocent commuters will not be blackmailed every time this group does not get what it wants,” the statement read.Manibela alleged that local governments and big corporations are encroaching on their routes based on the route rationalization plans implemented by the government.

Industry consolidation, viewed as a first step, involves having all individual jeepney operators consolidate into either a cooperative or corporation. Under this arrangement, the franchise owner would be the cooperative or corporation, rather than the jeepney operators. – headed by Manibela and PISTON – earlier on March 6, as some transportation groups feared that traditional jeepneys would be phased out by June 30.

when the numbers speak otherwise,” LTFRB’s Leynes said, emphasizing that the industry consolidation deadline has been extended several times since the program started.

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