Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 15) — Some local government units and schools have announced the shift to virtual classes from Oct. 16 to 17 due to the nationwide transport strike to be carried out by jeepney drivers and operators beginning Monday.
The group Manibela said it will push through with its work stoppage to protest the Dec. 31 deadline for the mandatory jeepney franchise consolidation, a component of the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program.
Meanwhile, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos has assured the public that no transportation paralysis would occur, adding that 95% of transport groups will not participate in the strike.
Manila, Makati, Muntinlupa, Taguig, and Quezon City announced there will be no city-wide suspension of in-person classes despite the strike.
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Below are the LGUs and schools which have announced the temporary shift. Some said a combination of both in-person and online classes will be implemented.
• Marikina City – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Las Piñas City – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Pasay City – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Caloocan City – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Parañaque City – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Malabon City – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Pampanga – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Angeles City – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• San Pedro City, Laguna – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Santa Rosa, Laguna – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Calamba, Laguna – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Cabuyao, Laguna – shift to online/modular mode (all levels, public and private schools)
• Biñan City, Laguna – all modes of classes suspended (all levels, public and private schools)
These schools, meanwhile, issued a separate shift in its classes:
• De La Salle University Manila
• University of the East (Manila and Caloocan)
• UERM Memorial Medical Center
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines (All branches)
• San Beda University (Manila and Rizal)
• Lyceum of the Philippines University
• Our Lady of Fatima University (Pampanga and Laguna)
Manibela earlier said more than half of 300,000 jeepneys under the organization are expected to stop operations, although Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said he believes the group cannot muster those numbers.
Drivers of UV Express, taxis, and ride-hailing vehicles will also join the strike, Manibela claimed.
