Thousands of jeepney and other informal public transport drivers in the Philippines began a two-day strike on Tuesday, organised by the union Piston, demanding fuel prices be cut back to 55 pesos ($0.88) a litre, the level before the US-Israel war on Iran began in February. Authorities deployed police and buses and offered free rides, and police said disruption in the capital region was limited. The protest highlights how Middle East disruptions to oil supply, including through the Strait of Hormuz, are squeezing an import-dependent economy that declared a national energy emergency in March, with drivers reporting their daily earnings have roughly halved.