“We don’t want people to gamble on commuting during strikes but it doesn’t mean they were successful. READ: MMDA spox says transport groups’ strike ‘unsuccessful’In an interview with INQUIRER.net, Floranda countered Pialago, saying: “Actually, their own admission that they have to use buses to help commuters, it shows that the transport strike today was actually successful. This narrow viewpoint best expressed by the MMDA denies the existence of the valid issues being raised by the drivers,” Reyes said in a message. ADVERTISEMENTNot against modernizationThe transport strike tackled a myriad of issues from oil price hikes, excise tax, but the focal point is the impending phaseout of jeepneys and UV Express vehicles by 2020. “We are not against modernization,” Reyes said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 30, 2019 09:56 UTC