PNP deploys hundreds of vehicles for commuters amid transport strike

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed hundreds of its vehicles to cushion the effects of the transport strike in Metro Manila.

PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo on Tuesday also said that the strike has been peaceful and did not disrupt the transportation in Metro Manila.

“Peaceful naman ito at hindi naman naparalisa ang ating transport sector dahil marami tayong ipinalabas na PNP mobile patrol para umalalay sa ating mga kababayan na nahirapang sumakay,” Fajardo said in a press briefing Camp Crame in Quezon City.

(It was peaceful and the transport sector was not paralyzed because the PNP deployed mobile patrols to assist the public who had difficulty in catching a ride.)

Fajardo said that the deployment of more than a hundred of its vehicles served some 800 commuters.

“Ngayon po, nakalabas pa rin ang nasa 100 na mobility patrol, lalo sa areas na sakayan ng ating mga kababayan at scarce ang mga sasakyan,” she said.

(At present, more than 100 mobility patrols are still deployed, especially in areas where vehicles are scarce.)

Meanwhile, Fajardo said some 400 individuals were monitored to have joined the protest held in several parts of the metropolis.

Piston continues with its three-day nationwide transport strike which began on Monday as a protest against the government’s jeepney modernization program.

Transport group Manibela announced it will also stage a nationwide transport strike from Wednesday to Friday.

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