BUTUAN CITY, March 6 -- Caraga Region's biggest transport group decided it was not in the interest of its members to join the weeklong transport strike that began Monday.

Juanito Ubas, chairperson of the Caraga Federation of Transport Cooperatives (CARFEDTRANSCO), said their members opted to continue plying their routes to serve the riding public.

"We are not joining the strike. All our cooperative members will be on the streets to provide transportation services to the people of the Caraga Region," Ubas said in a phone interview.

CARFEDTRANSCO has 18 transportation cooperative affiliates in the different provinces in the region, including Butuan City.

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