Metro Manila public schools resume face-to-face classes after end of jeepney strike

FILE PHOTO: Students from the Pasig Elementary School join the simulation of face-to-face classes in preparation for the pilot for the new normal in education. (FILE) Image from Facebook / Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto

MANILA, Philippines — Classes in Metro Manila public schools resume again on Thursday following the end of the nationwide jeepney strike.

Public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers nationwide organized a week-long strike to protest the phaseout of traditional jeepneys. However, the strike was cut short on Wednesday once groups got a response from Malacañang Palace.

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“Face-to-face classes (all levels) in both public and private schools located in Pasig City will resume tomorrow, March 9, 2023,” said the Pasig City government’s Public Information Office (PIO).

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Meanwhile, in Quezon City, onsite classes will resume in public schools, but the local government has allowed private schools to decide whether they will return to physical classes.

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Las Piñas, Mandaluyong, and Malabon will also resume classes on Thursday, according to their respective Facebook pages.

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The City of Manila, on the other hand, said that asynchronous classes will continue until Saturday, as previously announced. Manila also announced that their free rides program will only be until Wednesday.

With the announcement of transport groups ending the nationwide strike today, the OPLAN: LIBRENG SAKAY will continue until today, March 8 only.

Asynchronous classes for all public schools in all levels will continue until Saturday, March 11, 2023, as previously announced. pic.twitter.com/olrTb7EYpc

— Manila Public Information Office (@ManilaPIO) March 8, 2023

The jeepney strike began on Monday, with different government agencies racing to provide free rides to alleviate the lack of PUVs for commuters.

Jeepney drivers have decried the lack of proper government support to allow them to transition properly to modernized jeeps without incurring financial debts.

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