Jeepney strike to hit commuters

Common transport: A vintage passenger jeepney passing by what used to be America’s largest overseas naval base in Olongapo city in Zambales province. — AP

SEVERAL schools and local government units have suspended in-person classes and work operations in anticipation of a seven-day work strike organised by several transport groups nationwide.

The strike which is slated to start today, according to transport group Manibela, is a protest against the impending phase-out of traditional jeepneys under the government’s implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernisation Programme.