S. Mindanao groups

DAVAO CITY - Militant groups in Southern Mindanao are staging another transport strike on March 30 to protest continuing increases in oil prices and the proposed road user's tax.

The Katawhan Kontra Kartel (KKK) and the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said the transport strike will start at midnight of March 29 and will end at midnight the following day.

The strike will coincide with similar protest actions in Central Luzon, Eastern Visayas, Southern Tagalog and Central Mindanao.

The KKK expects the transport strike to paralyze economic activities in the region.

The Davao City government said it will field buses and trucks to ferry stranded commuters.

The Southern Mindanao police have been placed on red alert, especially since the New People's Army marks its founding anniversary the day before the transport strike.

KKK and Bayan said they will stage more protest actions if the government fails to address the continuing increases in fuel prices.