THE Department of Education announced Saturday that there will be no class suspension next week despite the transport strike.

Operators announced that they will be conducting a transport strike beginning Monday which will last for three days.

In its advisory, DepEd said, “No cancellation of classes will be issued by the Department of Education.”

“Unless local government units announce cancellation and/or suspension of classes in their respective jurisdictions, schools shall hold classes without disruption.”

Transportation group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide said that the move was due to their dissatisfaction with the proposed amendments to the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines.

“Itong franchise consolidation ang unang hakbang sa pang-aagaw sa kabuhayan ng mga tsuper at operator,” Piston national president Mody Floranda said.