2023
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PISTON reminds Marcos Jr: Anti-poor, self-serving policies cause the poor to suffer, not transport strikes
In response to Marcos Jr’s remark that the planned transport strike against the PUV phaseout will cause more suffering to the people, transport group PISTON said if the president is genuinely sincere on people’s welfare, his government should immediately act on junking the full implementation of the PUV Modernization Program, Oil Deregulation Law, and other…
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PISTON ready to back planned transport strike against PUV phaseout, compulsory franchise consolidation
Transport group PISTON said it is ready to support the planned transport strike led by various transport groups if the government will continue coercing small-time PUV operators to consolidate their individual franchises and ignore the growing demand for the suspension of the entire PUV Modernization Program. In a press conference on Monday, Manibela and other…
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Stop and revise the PUVMP: PISTON demands DOTr, LTFRB amid new phaseout deadline
Transport group PISTON calls out the government for dwelling on the current schemes of the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) and jeepney phaseout, despite continuous clamor against it, by coming up with a new deadline for the consolidation of PUV franchises instead of halting the entire program altogether and coming up with better and more just…
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PISTON calls for better public mass transport system as MRT-LRT fares set to rise
Transport group PISTON slammed the planned fare increases in MRT and LRT lines, demanding the government more regulatory and social responsibility in improving the country’s public mass transport system to benefit the many and not the few big businesses who profit from the country’s corporate-driven transport industry. The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) earlier petitioned…
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PISTON: Adding 100k TNVS will not solve transport woes, cannot solve job crisis
Transport group PISTON warned the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) that opening up 100,000 slots for Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) cannot solve the current transport crisis and the growing demand for public transport as this will just increase the volume of cars in Metro Manila roads without efficiently enabling the mobility of…