MANILA, April 15 -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Monday reported that the transport strike by two transport groups have so far not caused any significant effects on commuters.

In a televised interview over Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon, LTFRB Chair Teofilo Guadiz III said monitoring by personnel from the LTFRB, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and local government units (LGUs) during the morning rush hour have not found stranded commuters, or critical areas in need of rescue buses.

"Tuloy tuloy po ang traffic, tuloy-tuloy ang pagsakay ng mga pasahero. Wala hong mahabang pila (Traffic is flowing, passengers are able to continuously board PUVs [public utility vehicles]. And there are no lo...