MANILA, Philippines – Some schools and universities announced the suspension of face-to-face classes for Monday, March 24, 2025, due to Manibela transport strike scheduled from March 24 to 26.
The public transport organization, which opposes the implementation of the phaseout of traditional jeepneys under the Philippine government's Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program, now protests the government's allegedly inaccurate consolidation figures.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) stated that the nationwide consolidation rate for public utility vehicles had reached 86 percent following the application deadline.
However, during a press conference, MANIBELA Chairman Mar Valbuena criticized the LTFRB for misleading the public and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. into believing that the consolidation program was successful and that suspending the modernization initiative was unnecessary.
With this transport strike, most of the affected schools advised to shift to online classes or distance learning modalities.
This list will be updated as announcements are made by schools, local or national authorities.
Calabarzon
- Cabuyao City, Laguna – no face-to-face classes, all levels, public and private; shift to online classes
Central Luzon
- Malolos City, Bulacan – no face-to-face classes, all levels, public and private
Schools
- Adamson University – no face-to-face classes, all levels; shift to synchronous online classes
- Arellano University – no face-to-face classes, all levels; shift to online classes
- Ateneo de Manila University – no face-to-face classes at Higher Education, Undergraduate and Graduate Levels (SOH, GBSEALD, JGSOM, SOSE, RGLSOSS); shift to online classes (synchronous or asynchronous); until March 26
- Cavite State University – no face-to-face classes; shift to asynchronous mode; until March 26
- Centro Escolar Integrated School-Manila – no face-to-face classes, all levels; shift to synchronous online classes
- Colegio de San Juan Letran – no face-to-face classes, all levels; shift to synchronous online classes, all offices will operate on a skeletal workforce
- De La Salle University (DLSU) - Manila and Laguna campuses – no face-to-face classes, senior high school to graduate school; shift to online classes from March 24 to 26
- Far Eastern University - Manila and Makati – no face-to-face classes; shift to online classes
- La Consolacion College Manila – no face-to-face classes; shift to online learning modality
- Malayan High School of Science – no face-to-face classes; shift to synchronous online mode
- Manila Central University – no face-to-face classes; shift to online learning modality
- Manuel L. Quezon University – no face-to-face classes; shift to online learning; until March 26
- Mapúa University - Manila and Makati campuses – no face-to-face classes; shift to synchronous online mode
- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila – no face-to-face classes; shift to online modality; suspension does not apply to students engaged in clerkships, internships, RLE, OJT, and thesis defenses, which will proceed as scheduled
- Philippine College of Criminology – no face-to-face classes; shift to online asynchronous for high school and online synchronous for college; until March 26
- Philippine Normal University – no face-to-face classes at all levels; shift to online synchronous classes
- Polytechnic University of the Philippines (NCR campuses) – no face-to-face classes; shift to online synchronous classes
- Santa Isabel College of Manila – no face-to-face classes; shift to online synchronous classes in the Higher Education Department; until March 26
- Technological Institute of the Philippines - Manila and Quezon City – no face-to-face classes; shift to online synchronous classes using Canvas Learning Management System
- Trinity University of Asia – no face-to-face classes; shift to online synchronous (if there's no class suspension from Malacanang or QC LGU) or online asynchronous if there's a class suspension from government unit/s; until March 26
- University of the East (UE) – no face-to-face classes for select departments or courses for Manila and Caloocan; until March 26
- University of Perpetual Help System Laguna – no face-to-face classes, all levels; shift to online classes
- University of Santo Tomas (UST) – no face-to-face classes; shift to Enriched Virtual Mode of Instruction and remote work arrangements
Note: This is a developing story. Keep locked for the updates. Help us crowdsource class suspension announcements by tweeting @mysummitexpress or commenting below.
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