Jeepney drivers rally at House vs transport modernization program

By Arlie Calalo

May 21, 2024 9:50 am

MANILA, Philippines -- Despite charges filed against the key officers of the transport group, Manibela, over 200 jeepney drivers and operators rallied in front of the House of the Representatives in Quezon City on Tuesday.

A desk officer at the Batasan Hills Police Station 6 told The Manila Times that the protesters gathered along IBP Road at 9 a.m. while chanting against the government's transport modernization program.

Transport group Manibela holds a rally at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board head office in East Avenue, Quezon City on Thursday, May 16, 2024, to denounce the jeepney phaseout. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

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