No PUJ strike in Davao City

The Davao City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) said that the nationwide 7-day transport has no effect in Davao due to a lack of indication of involvement by jeepney drivers and operators based on monitoring on Monday.

“Together with LTFRB, ug ang among opisina nag monitor sa atoang area gikan sa Toril, Panacan, Calinan, and Buhangin, walay sector nga nag-strike. nag-barikada, normal ang biyahe sa atong public utility vehicle (Together with the LTFRB, and our office, we monitored the areas from Toril, Panacan, Calinan, and Buhangin, no sector has joined the strike or has put up a barricade. The flow of traffic is normal),” CTTMO Head Dionisio Abude said in an interview Monday after the flag ceremony.

Some members of the transport sector expressed their intention to conduct strikes in various areas nationwide in response to the government’s plan to modernize public utility vehicles.

Abude said that more than 20 buses have been prepared days before to ensure transportation for the riding public in case the PUJs will join the strike.

“Naandam na nato pipila na ka adlaw tungod lagi sa atong close coordination sa LTFRB, in fact naa nami bus operators nga ready for deployment kon in kaso (We have already prepared days before through our close coordination with LTFRB. In fact, our bus operators are ready in case),” he said, adding that almost all bus operators committed their personnel to the CTTMO for easier deployment.

Bus companies that have committed included Metro Shuttle, Bachelor Express, Yellow Bus and Golden Valley. The buses and routes for Peak Hour Augmentation Bus System also remain operational.

In lieu of the strike or possible rally, any rally, especially at Freedom Park, is monitored so that it won’t disrupt regular traffic.

Abude said that drivers are especially well-informed about the plan for the modernization of jeepneys in Davao.

“Involved man sila, during our PUV drivers’ education, niadto ang Department of Transporation gi-explain ang modernization (They are involved. During our PUV drivers’ education, a speaker from DOTR came and explained the modernization),” he said, adding that during the seminar, no objection to the modernization, especially the High Priority Bus System, was noted. CIO