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Drivers stage strike over plan vs aging Philippine jeepneys

Por: ABC News Business March 06, 2023

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MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine transport groups launched a nationwide strike Monday to protest a government program drivers fear would phase out traditional jeepneys, which have become a cultural icon, and other aging public transport vehicles.Officials, however, braced with contingencies and deployed government vehicles to take stranded passengers in some areas. Other groups refused to join the weeklong strike that could keep more than... + full article



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