Five transport groups say they won’t join planned 2-day strike next week

(Eagle News) — Five of the major transport groups announced that they are not joining the jeepney strike on October 16 and 17 (Monday and Tuesday).

These transport groups are the Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP), Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations (ACTO), Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP), Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP), and Pangkalahatang Sanggunian Manila and Suburbs Drivers Association (PASANG MASDA).

They denied that they are supporting the planned transport strike of Piston which is protesting the government’s plan to “phase-out” old jeepneys.

Meanwhile, the group Stop and Go Coalition announced that they will join the two-day strike.

Last month, the group also joined the two-day transport strike to protest the government’s jeepney modernization program.