03 August 2005

FX taxis strike over route, phaseout

"...Thousands of operators and drivers of FX and other Asian utility vans (AUVs) are expected to abandon their routes today...

...Magno said an LTFRB circular on the implementation of the AUV Express issued July 21 posed many problems for FX operators. First, it prohibited the conversion of FX models from 1996 and older. Magno said the prohibition would effectively phase out 7,000 units...

...Related to that, AUV groups will be required to put up their own terminals which must have a waiting lounge, toilet with diaper station and food outlets...
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Let me get this straight...

FX Operators will go on strike today because primarily a phase out of some of their numbers. So they will not operate today because sometime down the road, they won't be able to operate?

Oh and they're protesting the setting up of terminals because they're already comfortable using public roads which by the way causes traffic.

Yeah, I see a lot of people supporting them for sure.