The strike, which started on February 6, caused hundreds of passengers to be stranded and prompted universities, cities, and towns to suspend classes.
[1][2] Part of the protest is to forward an alternative on modernization based upon national industrialization and not corporate takeover.
[4] On the evening of February 26, Malacañang Palace, through the Office of the Executive Secretary, suspended the classes for elementary and secondary levels in Metro Manila.
[7] The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) suspended the enforcement of the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), known as the number coding scheme on October 17, 2017, the second day of the strike.
[8] The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that its consular offices closed on the first day of strike, October 16, 2017.