Oct 262014
Some commuters in Cebu were reported stranded Monday morning due to a protest caravan by militant public transport drivers and operators.
Affected areas in Cebu included the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu, RGMA Cebu’s Norman Mendoza reported on dzBB radio.
The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) had organized the transport caravans to protest the Joint Administrative Order of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and Land Transportation Office.
The LTFRB and LTO’s JAO took effect last June 19, and imposed high penalties on colorum vehicles and traffic violations.
State-run Philippine Information Agency’s Cebu unit said PISTON’s members from Consolacion, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue and Compostela took part in the protest.
But in Metro Manila, dzBB’s Glen Juego reported there had been no stranded passengers so far in Caloocan City.
— Joel Locsin/RSJ, GMA News
— Joel Locsin/RSJ, GMA News
