Public transport groups go on strike in ManilaPhilippine police keep watch as members of a public transport group hold a strike early morning at a terminal in Quezon City , east of Manila , Philippines , 27 February 2017 . Several public transport groups including Stop and Go coalition and PISTON that operate jeepneys , a local mini - buses , stopped operations in protest to a government plan to phase - out jeepneys that are 15 years and older as part of modernization programs . The Malacanang presidential palace , through the office of the Executive Secretary , announced a cancellation of classes in Metro Manila for 27 February in elementary and secondary levels in anticipation of the strike . Local authorities deployed police for security and provided vehicles to give commuters free rides as a counter measure to the transport strike . EPA / ROLEX DELA PENA 대박 난 흥부 가 즐겨 찾 는 # 흥 ( 클릭 ! )