Wednesday’s transport strike led by Transmision-Piston paralyzed around 70 to 99% of the jeepney routes in Davao City as they oppose the impending Davao Bus System that will displace the old kings of the road.
This Wednesday, December 27, most of the 6,000 jeepney drivers will join the transport strike to oppose the phaseout of jeepneys.
A national survey ranked Davao City fourth in terms of "competitiveness" in development. But some sectors said the city's leaders must look beyond those figures and look at a holistic and "people-oriented" approach to development.
By DAVAO TODAY
Davao Today
Antonio “Dodong” Ortega Petalcorin, 56, married and treasurer of the Metro Davao Transport Cooperative was shot several times by an unidentified lone gunman, police authorities said.
Drivers’ group Transmision-Piston in Southern Mindanao, led by its secretary general Edil Gonzaga (middle), slams on Tuesday the Davao City government for its immediate implementation of City Ordinance No. 0280…