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Commuters wait for available rides at Philcoa, Quezon City, on March 27, 2026, during the second day of a transport strike. Led by groups under the "No to Oil Price Hike Coalition," the protest aims to decry rising fuel prices and urge the government to ease taxes on petroleum products. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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TRANSPORT STRIKE- STRANDED COMMUTERS

Christopher Sitson

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Some commuters struggled Thursday to secure rides on the second day of the nationwide <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/15/manibela-launches-3-day-nationwide-transport-strike-0941">transport strike</a> organized by various transport groups. </p><p>At Philcoa in Quezon City, the main strike center of Manibela, some members continued to participate in the protest.</p><p>Maribel Laz, who was headed to Quiapo, waited 30 minutes in the area before being able to board a ride.</p><p>“Sobrang daming tao, sasakyan, mahirap sumakay. Tulad niyang puro puno lahat. Lalong gumugulo. Mahirap talaga, lalo na uuwi wala kang masakyan,” Laz said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/15/pov-commuting-in-metro-manila-during-a-transport-strike-as-a-pwd-1330?obOrigUrl=true">POV: Commuting in Metro Manila during a transport strike as a PWD</a></div><p>Lydia Artuz experienced a longer wait time of one hour before finding a ride to collect her social pension.</p><p>“Walang masakyan. Mainit pa naman,” Artuz said.</p><p>Meanwhile, a male passenger was seen by the news team hanging onto a jeepney.</p><p>“Sobrang hirap sumakay ngayon,” he said.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1287074926707013%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>The Quezon City local government unit offered free rides. Buses near the city hall were filled with passengers on Thursday morning.</div><p>“Napakalaking tulong po nun sa aming commuters na may libreng sakay nakakatulong sa budget namin. Hindi ganun ka hassle, aircon pa,” said Teresa Lamban, a solo parent.</p><p>The nationwide transport strike led by several transport groups is expected to end Friday.</p><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>Some commuters struggled Thursday to secure rides on the second day of the nationwide transport strike organized by various transport groups. </p>

Some commuters struggled Thursday to secure rides on the second day of the nationwide transport strike organized by various transport groups.

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Some passengers struggle to find rides on day 2 of transport strike

Christopher Sitson,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 16, 2026 10:01 AM PHT

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