2023
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Ang Pasada Vol 1, Issue 1
Ang Pasada is the official quartely publication of PISTON. Read the 2023 1st Quarter issue of Ang Pasada
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PISTON presses LTFRB to drop jeepney phaseout deadline
Transport group PISTON called on the Land Transportation and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to suspend the full implementation of the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) which is set to phaseout traditional jeepneys that failed to comply with its requirements by April 2023. Mody Floranda, the national president of PISTON, said the implementation of the 2017 Department of…
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PISTON urges ILO to look into trumped-up charges filed against transport leader Ramon Rescovilla, hold NTF-ELCAC accountable
As the International Labour Organization’s High Level Tripartite Mission (ILO-HLTM) holds a dialogue with the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) today, transport group PISTON urges the ILO mission delegates to push the Philippine government to immediately release detained transport leader and PISTON National Vice President Ramon Rescovilla who was arrested…
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‘Cleaner’ transport thru e-vehicle zero-tariff policy is futile without fair transition — PISTON
Transport group PISTON expressed concern over Marcos Jr’s approval of the temporary zero-tariff policy for electric vehicles and spare parts, arguing that a genuine just transition, not gross reliance on importation, is key to cleaner and greener transportation. Malacañang on Thursday disclosed that Marcos Jr signed Executive Order (EO) No. 12 on Jan. 13 allowing…
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Informal workers demand state forces be held accountable for labor, human rights violations
As delegates from the International Labour Organization (ILO) are set to visit the Philippines starting January 23 for the High-Level Tripartite Mission that aims to investigate various labor and human rights violation reports in the country, informal workers represented by PISTON (Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide), a national federation of jeepney…