MANILA -- A surge in fuel prices in the Philippines has pushed Diosdado Mesa to park his jeepney and join drivers across Metro Manila in a strike on Friday.
Mesa told Nikkei Asia he used to earn about 600 Philippine pesos ($11.45) over a 12-hour shift but now takes home half or less that amount. His terminal in Quezon City normally hosts around 40 of the colorful, flamboyant minibuses that have long been a cultural symbol of the Philippines, but around half the drivers have turned to other work.
