Transport strike in Bacolod lasts only a few hours

BACOLOD CITY—A transportation strike that failed to cripple public transportation here ended before noon on Thursday. There were about 500 drivers and operators who gathered at five rally centers to demand government action against rising fuel prices brought on by unrest in the Middle East, said Eric Bendoy, secretary-general of the United Negros Drivers and Operators Center-Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (UNDOC-PISTON). They began their protest at 7 a.m. and ended at about 11 a.m. on Thursday. READ: Bacolod jeepney drivers, operators join nat’l transport protest  As they were holding a protest action, modern jeepneys and […]... Keep on reading: Transport strike in Bacolod lasts only a few hours

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