Strike paralyzes jeepney operations

DAGUPAN CITY – Jeepney operations in the entire province of Pangasinan was almost totally paralyzed from 6 in the morning up to late afternoon, according to transport group leaders.

Benny Aquino, president of Alliance of United Transport Organizations Provincewide, said 99 percent of jeepney operators and drivers who are members of transport groups, joined the nationwide strike.

There were few drivers that surreptitiously plied their usual route, but these were “lost command” or not members of any transport group, Aquino said.