Manila: Philippine jeepney drivers started a 12-day strike yesterday to protest the phaseout of the iconic public transportation that would give way to carbon-free mini buses.
They’re demonstrating against a Dec 31 government deadline for jeepney operators to surrender their franchises and consolidate into cooperatives in line with a programme to replace the ubiquitous, gas-guzzling vehicles with mini buses whose motors are mostly powered by electricity.
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