ANOTHER three-day strike was announced by the Transport group Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon (Manibela) starting Monday, June 10, 2024.
According to the group, they expect some 25,000 members to join their 3-day protest.
“‘Eto po kasing NCR (National Capital Region) ang pinaka concentration ng protesta at tigil pasada. Dito pa lang po hindi na bababa ng 25,000,” Manibela president Mar Valbuena declared in a radio interview.
He admitted that there will be areas that will not be severely affected by their strike.
“Siguro dalawang lugar lang sa NCR ang hindi masyado maapektuhan tulad ng Makati at Mandaluyong,” he added.
This early, Valbuena apologized to commuters who will be affected by the transport strike.
“Sa mga mahal naming mananakay, sana maunawaan ninyo na mahirap din eto. Hindi lang sa pagsakay ninyo, apektado yung kabuhayan din namin ng tatlong araw,” Valbuena said.
Valbuena called on members to avoid any altercations with authorities during the rally.
“Dinadasal natin yan, sinasabi natin sa ating mga miyembro na sana wag magkasakitan o anumang komosyon. Wag lang sana magmula sa gobyerno yung pag-provoke,” stressed the Manibela president.
“Madaming beses na tayong tinatakot na tayo ay huhulihin… Kasi hindi po maiiwasan ipaglalaban eto kahit ano mang paraan.”
The transport strike is the group’s protest against the apprehension of unconsolidated jeepneys.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has been apprehending unconsolidated public utility vehicles (PUVs) whose franchises were revoked after the April 30 deadline for consolidation expired.
LTFRB Chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III denied that the agency had agreed with Congress to allow unconsolidated jeepney drivers to register for the whole year.
Manibela said that the strike will be held from June 10-12, 2024, with members from Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Ilocos Region, and Cordillera Administrative Region are set to join the nationwide strike.
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