April 2023
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Justice for Benito Tiamzon and Wilma Austria Tiamzon! — PISTON
PISTON expresses its deepest condolences to the families and comrades of Benito Tiamzon, a member of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace panel, and his wife, Wilma Austria Tiamzon, a peace consultant, who were tortured and brutally killed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines along with eight others in Samar province…
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Ang Pasada Special Issue No. 1 2023
Ang Pasada is the official quartely publication of PISTON. Read the 1st 2023 Special Issue of Ang Pasada
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PISTON supports the Gräfenhausen Strike!
PISTON extends its solidarity to over 50 non-unionised Uzbekistani and Georgian truck drivers working under service contracts with the Polish transport consortium Lukmaz, Agmaz and Imperia who have self-organized and engaged in a courageous strike for over two weeks at the Gräfenhausen rest area in Germany over unpaid wages and labor abuses. We join the…
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Free Gabriel Magtibay and Joanne Pagkaliwangan! Oppose the EDCA! Oppose the US and China’s war games in Philippine territory!
This morning, police violently and illegally arrested two of the youth activists, Gabriel Magtibay and Joanne Pagkaliwangan, at the US embassy as they voiced their opposition to the start of the largest Balikatan Exercises between the US and the Philippines. PISTON stands in solidarity in opposing the Balikatan and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)…
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PISTON calls for Marcos Jr gov’t to take substantial action on OPH amidst OPEC production cuts
As oil firms have implemented another large hike in fuel prices today, transport group PISTON has called on the Marcos Jr government to urgently take action by implementing policy reforms such as fuel excise tax and VAT suspension, and oil industry regulation instead of downplaying the effects of cuts in global crude oil production. Starting…