MANILA, March 3 -- The Marcos administration has prepared a contingency plan to lessen the impact of the planned weeklong transport strike on the commuting public, Malacanang said Friday.

Despite the assurance that 94 percent of jeepney drivers are not joining the transport group strike, the administration is prepared to help commuters who will be affected by the disturbance, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said in a statement.

Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Hubert Guevarra presided over an inter-agency meeting with various government agencies to come up with plans to help commuters who will be affected by the transport strike that will start on March 6.

"The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) repor...