21/03/2026
BAGUIO DRIVERS PUT COMMUTERS' WELFARE ABOVE STRIKES
BAGUIO CITY โ While rising fuel prices continue to squeeze drivers across the country, transport groups in the city are choosing a different road, one that keeps commuters moving.
Leaders of local public utility vehicle (PUV) federations strongly claim that they will not take part in the planned transport strike led by PISTON, stressing that halting operations would only hurt the riding public.
Rey Bacoco, president of the Baguio PUV Transport Corp., said most operators in the city, whether running public utility jeepneys (PUJs) or utility vehicles (UVs), have long stood firm against strikes, whether local or nationwide.
For them, the decision revovles around one simple truth. The burden would fall hardest on commuters.
In these dire times when transport costs are rising and earnings remain uncertain, Baguio drivers are absorbing the pressure instead of passing it on to passengers. The stance reflects a quiet but firm commitment to keeping routes open even when margins tighten.
Across the country, transport strikes are often used to demand government intervention during crises like fuel price hikes. But in Baguio, operators are taking a more cautious approach, weighing protest against public impact.
Hence, no transport shutdown, no stranded workers, no disrupted routines.
Even as challenges mount, Baguioโs drivers are choosing service over stoppage, proving that in the middle of a fuel crisis, the cityโs transport sector is still putting commuters first.
