{"id":124234,"date":"2017-10-16T05:37:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T09:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=124234"},"modified":"2017-10-16T05:37:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T09:37:51","slug":"transport-strike-has-minimal-effect-to-commuters-in-ncr-mmda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/16\/transport-strike-has-minimal-effect-to-commuters-in-ncr-mmda\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport strike has minimal effect to commuters in NCR: MMDA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) \u00a0(Photo:<\/a> MMDA\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Monday the \u201ctransport strike\u201d staged by transport groups opposing the government’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program had a minimal effect on the commuters.<\/p>\n

This is due to the suspension of classes in all levels and government work, Edward Gonzales, MMDA Rescue Emergency Group head said.<\/p>\n

He said that several local government units (LGUs) have also provided buses and vehicles for the affected commuters.<\/p>\n

Gonzales said only 27 of the 74 government and private vehicles they have prepared were used to ferry affected passengers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly .011 percent out of 10 million commuters was affected,\u201d said Gonzales adding the strike had no effect to Metro Manila\u2019s transportation.<\/p>\n

According to Gonzales, most of the passengers ferried were going to work to private offices.<\/p>\n

\u201cPassengers were picked up from Araneta, Quezon City going to Quiapo and Cubao and routes from Sta. Ana to Faura and from Baclaran to Sucat from 7:42 a.m. to 9:38 a.m.,\u201d said Gonzales.<\/p>\n

The MMDA designated six areas for free rides, which include Commonwealth Avenue, Luneta Grandstand, Orense Guadalupe, SM Marikina, MCU and HK Plaza.<\/p>\n

The number coding scheme was suspended for public and private vehicles due to transport strike.<\/p>\n

MMDA said light to moderate traffic was experienced by motorists passing along moajor thoroughfares.<\/p>\n

The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) on Monday launched a two-day transport strike nationwide to protest the government\u2019s program to modernize jeepneys which they claimed would eventually lead to the phase out of old PUVs.<\/p>\n

The modernization program aims to modernize the fleet of jeepneys plying the road though a low carbon and low emission vehicle technology.<\/p>\n

The government will impose a 15-year age limit on PUJs, even as PUJ units covered by recently-issued certificates of public convenience must be totally brand new and compliant with other prescribed guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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