MANILA, Philippines — Some transport groups on Thursday said they would no longer push through with their planned transport strike on Friday, citing recent government support. At a joint press conference of the Department of Transportation and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Pasang Masda National President Obet Martin said his group and several others had not originally announced the planned transport strike. “We only discussed this yesterday, and after the secretary explained the initiatives he presented to us, I, as the national president of Pasang Masda, am calling off our strike tomorrow,” he said in Filipino. READ: DOTr: […]...Keep on reading: Transport strike on Aug. 7 called off