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PNP deploys hundreds of vehicles for commuters amid transport strike
The Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed hundreds of its vehicles to offer free rides and assist commuters affected by the transport strike.
PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo stated that the strike has been peaceful and did not paralyze transportation in Metro Manila.
Hundreds of PNP mobile patrols were dispatched to aid the public who had difficulty finding rides.
The deployment of over a hundred PNP vehicles served approximately 800 commuters.
Around 400 individuals were monitored to have joined the protest.
Piston continues its three-day nationwide transport strike, protesting the government's jeepney modernization program.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that the second day of the transport strike in Metro Manila remained peaceful.
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Transport group Manibela began a three-day nationwide strike on November 22 to protest the government's Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program.
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The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) will provide free rides to commuters starting Monday, November 20, in anticipation of the three-day transport strike organized by PISTON.
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The transport group Piston will push through with its three-day strike starting Monday, November 20, to protest the government's public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program.
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported that a transport strike on Monday, November 20, did not paralyze public transportation in the National Capital Region during the morning rush hour.
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