CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija: The second day of the weeklong nationwide transport strike was hardly felt in the province.

Schools and students were not affected by the protest action of some transport groups as classes went on as usual on Tuesday.

The Department of Education has prepared to have online classes if students could not come to school due to the strike, but according to Ma. Luisa Gamino, project development officer of the Schools Division Office (SDO) here, they have not received reports of disruption of face-to-face classes in the city, even in the remote villages.

'Our students usually took to riding tricycles, instead of jeepneys,' Gamino said.

On the other hand, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has allowed all higher education institutions, colleges and universities to implement a flexible learning modality for this week or until the strike is lifted.

The transport strike has not been officially lifted but most of the jeepney drivers and operators in the province did not join the strike.

Reynaldo Nesesito, a jeepney driver for 20 years, said he decided not to join the strike because he needed the money to sustain his family in Zaragoza town. He is hoping to earn at least P1,200 for the day. He said P500 will be for the jeepney's 'boundary' or rent and the rest he will bring home to his family.

Drivers and operators are against the government's program to phaseout the traditional jeepney by the end of the year.