Transport group holds strike in Albay over oil price hikes; classes suspended
MANILA, Philippines – A militant transport group staged a province-wide strike in Albay Wednesday to condemn the continuous rise in oil prices, a report on 990AM said .
The protest by the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) prompted the Department of Education to suspend classes, the report said, quoting DepEd Region 5 (Bicol).
The DepEd also authorized its other regional offices to suspend classes if similar protests were to be held in their areas of jurisdiction.
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Piston and other transport groups have threatened to go on strike over the recent spate of oil price increases. Kate Evangelista, INQUIRER.net
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