In-person classes in Manila universities suspended due to transport strike

MANILA, Philippines — With the transport strike set for next week, universities in Metro Manila have announced a suspension of face-to-face classes and a shift to a distance learning modality.

Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide will do a three-day nationwide strike, starting Monday, November 20, protesting the approaching deadline for the consolidation of traditional public utility jeepneys on December 31.

The following universities will shift to distance learning:

• Adamson University (Nov. 20)
• Arellano University (Nov. 20 to 22)
• Ateneo de Manila University – Schools of Education and Learning Design, Humanities, Management, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences (Nov. 20 to 23)
• Ateneo de Manila University – Junior High School and Senior High School (Nov. 20, with modalities for succeeding days to be announced)
• Far Eastern University – Manila and Makati (Nov. 20)
• José Rizal University (Nov. 20 to 21)
• Mapúa University – Manila and Makati (Nov. 20)
• National Teachers College (Nov. 20 to 22)
• Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (Nov. 20 to 22)
• University of Santo Tomas (Nov. 20, with modalities for succeeding days to be announced)
• University of the East – Manila and Caloocan (Nov. 20 to 21)
• University of the Philippines – Diliman (Nov. 20 to 22)

For further details on the shift in learning modalities, visit the universities’ official pages.

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