At least four government agencies have joined forces to mitigate the impact of the week-long transport strike that will be carried out by some transport groups starting Monday, March 6.
In a statement, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said it will issue special permits to some public utility vehicles which will serve as augmentation to operators and drivers that will not join the strike.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority , on the other hand, said it will deploy at least 25 vehicles in various parts of Metro Manila to assist commuters who would be stranded by the transport strike. “These libreng sakay vehicles that we will deploy starting Monday can carry around 1,200 passengers per trip,” Artes said.
“We also encourage the public to remain in their homes, especially on Monday, if there are no important matters which they have to attend to,” Artes advised. He said a total of a total of 10 vehicles including five Hino shuttle buses, one mini bus, two Isuzu trucks, and two Hino trucks will be mobilized during the transport strike to ferry affected commuters all over the metropolis.
The MMDA is set to deploy more than 2000 personnel to monitor situations on the ground who are tasked to give immediate feedback and reports as to areas where there are stranded commuters.
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