December 2023
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PISTON urged Supreme Court to expedite decision on PUV Modernization
PISTON and its legal representatives trooped to the Supreme Court to file a supplemental motion seeking to expedite the decision on their earlier petition for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on PUV modernization program’s franchise consolidation deadline on December 31. The initial petition was filed days before Christmas as the December deadline nears. Despite ever-increasing…
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PISTON files SC petition to block PUVMP, franchise consolidation deadline
Transport group PISTON filed a petition with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Department Order (DO) 2017-011, also known as the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG), and other relevant Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) issuances mandating franchise consolidation and its December 31, 2023…
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PISTON to stage another strike against December 31 franchise consolidation deadline
Transport group PISTON is set to stage another transport strike starting December 14 to demand the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) scrap the December 31 deadline for applying for franchise consolidation. The franchise consolidation component of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) mandates all operators to surrender individual franchises for consolidation into…
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Climate Justice, Worker Justice: PISTON calls for a pro-people, worker led just transition vs PUVMP on Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
Transport group PISTON joined the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice on Saturday, demanding a pro-people, worker-led just transition in public transport. This comes in opposition to the import-dependent, corporate-driven Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), which is slated to potentially displace thousands of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and small operators by January…
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PISTON seeks House intervention to defer December 31 franchise consolidation deadline
Transport group PISTON joined the Makabayan bloc on Thursday in filing a House resolution calling for the repeal of the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) and the deferment of the December 31, 2023 deadline for the application of franchise consolidation. The OFG, or the DOTr Department Order 2017-011, is the policy being used by the government…