00:00Thousands of motorcycle and car ride-hailing drivers will stop accepting bookings to join
00:05other public utility vehicles in a two-day transport strike on Thursday, March 26 and
00:10Friday, March 27. This to protest the rising fuel prices. Defend Job Philippines spokesperson
00:17Ted Lazaro says around 5,000 Transportation Network Vehicle Services or TNVS drivers
00:22are expected to participate, including some bus and UV express drivers.
00:26Also supporting the strike is known to oil price hike coalition composed of labor and
00:31transport groups including Piston and Banibela. The coalition is calling for the removal of value
00:36added tax and excise tax on fuel as well as the repeal of the oil deregulation law. The group
00:42is also pushing for a rollback of fuel prices to P55 pesos per liter from current levels of over
00:47P100 pesos per liter. The coalition also urges the government to increase fares for public
00:52transportation. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. suspended the fare hike scheduled last week to
00:58alleviate the plight of commuters.
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