Tag: Pinag-Isang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide

Jeepney drivers, operators hold transport strike; some classes suspended

QUEZON City (Eagle News) — Several transport groups held a transport strike on Monday, July 17, prompting some schools to declare a suspension of classes. Jeepney drivers and operators marched from Elliptical Road in Quezon City to Mendiola in Manila, denouncing government plans to hold a phaseout of old jeepneys. Among the transport groups that joined the protest were the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON), No To Jeepney Phaseout Coalition, and […]