(260319) -- QUEZON CITY, March 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People wait for jeepneys and buses on their way to work as other commuters and public utility drivers and operators hold a transport strike to express their discontent on the continuing oil price hikes at a road in Quezon City, the Philippines, on March 19, 2026. Transport groups on Thursday launched a nationwide transport strike in the Philippines to protest against soaring oil price hikes. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)