A TRANSPORT group staged a nationwide protest against the government’s plan to modernize public utility vehicles.

As of 7:30 a.m. on Monday, however, only a fraction of the commuters or 5,000 of the 10 million passengers (0.5 percent) in Metro Manila were affected by the strike, according to lawyer Aileen Lizada, spokesman of the Land Transportation Franchìsing and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

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