(Eagle News) — Elementary and high school classes, as well as most college classes, have been suspended today, Monday, February 27 in Metro Manila and major cities nationwide because of an earlier announced transport strike by various jeepney groups denouncing the government’s plan to phase out dilapidated jeepneys which are at least 15 years old.
Many universities in Metro Manila have likewise suspended classes today in anticipation of the strike.
The following is a list of those local government units, and private universities which have declared class suspensions today.
Metro Manila – preschool to high school
• Makati City – all levels (public schools)
• Iloilo City – all levels (public and private schools)
• Talisay City – all levels
• Mandaue City – preschool to elementary
• Navotas City – all levels
• Pateros – all levels
• Cainta, Rizal – all levels
• Parañaque City – all levels
• Taytay, Rizal – all levels
• Valenzuela City – elementary to high school, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela, Valenzuela Polytechnic College
• Bacolod City – all public elementary and high schools
• Antipolo City – all levels
• San Mateo, Rizal – all levels (public and private schools)
The following schools and universities in Metro Manila and other cities have also declared “no classes” today.
Schools:
* Far Eastern University (Manila/Makati campuses)
• Lyceum of the Philippines University – all levels/office work
• Colegio de San Juan de Letran
• University of the Philippines Manila – all levels
• Philippine Christian University, Manila campus – tertiary and below
• Philippine Women’s University, Manila and Quezon City campuses – all levels/office work
• Trinity University of Asia – all levels/office work
• St. Paul University, Quezon City – all levels
• De La Salle University (Taft/BGC/Makati campuses) – all levels/office work
• College of Saint Benilde – all levels/office work
• University of Santo Tomas – all levels/office work
• Adamson University – all levels/office work
* University of the East, Manila and Caloocan campuses – all levels
• Miriam College Quezon City – all levels/office work
• San Beda College – classes and office operations
• FEATI University
• Marikina Polytechnic College
• Da La Salle Araneta University – all levels/office operations
• St. Paul University, Manila – classes/office work
• Centro Escolar University, Manila and Makati – classes/office work
• San Sebastian College – classes/office work
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Metro Manila campuses – all levels
• Guadalupe Catholic School – all levels
• College of San Agustin in Iloilo – all levels/office work
• Western Visayas State University – all levels
• • University of Negros Occidental Recoletos
• University of St. La Salle Bacolod
• Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod
• La Consolacion College Bacolod
• Riverside College Bacolod
• STI West Negros University
• Bacolod Taytung High School
• St. John’s Institute, Negros Occidental
Last, February 6, a jeepney coalition called “Stop and Go” staged a transport strike in Metro Manila which had caused commuter inconvenience in the Philippine capital. Some jeepney drivers then even reportedly harassed other fellow drivers to join their strike, prompting the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to pursue the appropriate action against these drivers.
(Eagle News Service)
