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Group announces end of transport strike after Malacañang meeting

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Jeepney drivers and operators gather at UP Diliman Quezon Hall as they prepare for a caravan heading to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board office (LTFRB) in Quezon City and Mendiola on March 6, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/06/01-jeepney-strike-slideshow.jpg"/><figcaption>Jeepney drivers and operators gather at UP Diliman Quezon Hall as they prepare for a caravan heading to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board office (LTFRB) in Quezon City and Mendiola on March 6, 2023. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong>—A transport group on Tuesday night announced it will end its strike after being given an audience in Malacañang.</p><p>MANIBELA national president Mar Valbuena said their jeepney and UV Express trips will fully resume on Wednesday.</p><p>In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office welcomed MANIBELA&#x27;s decision to end the transport strike.</p><p>&quot;Ikinalulugod ng Pamahalaan ang naging desiyon ng MANIBELA Transport Group na itigil ang isinasagawang transport strike ngayong linggo, na ipinatupad kaugnay sa kanilang pagtutol sa implementasyon ng Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP),&quot; it said.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/pcogovph/posts/pfbid02G7XH6KK6un9bqbqyHpgofw7jvSBAPCRAi5drRUQFi9MTyx3nQwmvt9GL4P6T3gywl" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The transport strike was originally planned for a whole week to protest the planned phaseout of traditional jeepneys in favor of modern electric vehicles, or the PUV modernization program.</p><p>About 40,000 jeepney and UV express drivers, under the Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations, Manibela, and Piston, were expected to join the strike.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/07/23/ilang-tsuper-balik-pasada-sa-ika-2-araw-ng-transport-strike">Transport strike tuloy pa rin pero ilang tsuper balik-pasada na</a></li></ul><p>Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) extended until the end of the year the implementation of Memorandum Circular 2023-013 which compels jeepney drivers and operators to join a cooperative or corporation to continue their operation.</p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has said that while he agreed with the modernization program&#x27;s goal, its implementation should be reviewed. </p><p>&quot;Ayon na rin sa direktiba ng Pangulo, magsasagawa ang DOTr at ang LTFRB ng malalim at malawakang konsultasyon upang tiyakin na mas maging maayos ang pagpapatupad ng PUVMP at mabigyang-diin na ang sentro ng programang ito ay ang ating mga driver, operator, at lalong lalo na ang ating mga komyuter,&quot; the Presidential Communications Office said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2493316" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Speaking on TeleRadyo, Valbuena apologized to the commuters who were affected by their protest action.</p><p>&quot;Kami naman ay noon pa man nagpapakumbaba na, na humihingi po tayo ng paumanhin...nagpapasalamat tayo sa ibinigay nilang suporta sa atin at pang-unawa,&quot; he said.</p><p>He noted, however, that another transport strike is possible if government does not keep its promise to drivers.</p><p>&quot;Pagka hindi po natupad yung pinag-usapan, o yung pinangako po ng Pangulo, malamang, ganoon pa rin po ang kahihinatnan.&quot;</p><div><strong>—With a report from Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

A transport group on Tuesday night announced it will end its strike an audience in Malacañang.