Transport strike felt in Cagayan de Oro, Iligan cities

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The local Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) office said that 60% of transportation in this city and 75% in Iligan City have been paralyzed by the transport strike staged by militant jeepney drivers and operators Thursday. Mandangan Darimbang – director of the LTFRB city office – said that they were able to mitigate the impact of the strike with the deployment of alternative transportation for the riding public. "Based on our monitoring, only 60% in Cagayan de oro was paralyzed this morning and 75% in Iligan City. The whole of Misamis Occidental and Bukidnon were not affected at all," said Darimbang. Only the militant Solidarity transport alliance (Starex) joined the strike in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities. Other moderate groups said they will await the decision of LTFRB on their petition for fare hike due next week. Darimbang said they were already mulling over increasing regular jeepney fare by up to P1 in Northern Mindanao. - GMANews.TV