2023
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PISTON raises PUVMP, just transition concerns to UN special rapporteur
Transport group PISTON met with a United Nations special rapporteur on Tuesday to express its concerns about the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) and to propose a pro-people just transition for public transport in the Philippines. PISTON, along with environmental groups and other civil society organizations, was invited to a courtesy meeting by Ian…
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PISTON joins protest at Israeli Embassy, slams Marcos Jr admin’s abstain vote on UN resol
Transport group PISTON joined other progressive groups and individuals in a protest at the Israeli Embassy in Manila on Tuesday to condemn Israel’s brutal genocide of Palestinians. The group also criticized the U.S. for supporting and arming Israel, which caused the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians, including 3,457 children. According to PISTON, the Marcos…
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End oil deregulation as Israel-Palestine war stirs up oil price speculations — PISTON
Transport group PISTON demands the Marcos Jr government to scrap the Oil Deregulation Law and urgently regulate fuel prices as oil companies and cartels could exploit the ongoing attacks waged by Israel on the Palestinian people to hike up oil prices. PISTON also calls on the Philippine government to denounce Israel and its number one…
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Stand for justice, stand for peace! Free Palestine!
PISTON denounces Israel’s murderous assault on the people of Palestine, which has escalated to horrifying levels and is characterized by the relentless bombing of Gaza aimed at obliterating the Palestinian people. In just two weeks, Israel has killed over 4,200 Palestinians, including around 2,500 innocent children, while displacing and starving over a million Palestinian people.…
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Defend the right to strike: PISTON condemns LTFRB’s latest threats against strikers
Transport group PISTON reminds the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) that the right to strike and to hold industrial actions is protected by the Philippine Constitution and international labor conventions. As a government agency, LTFRB is obliged to solve the legitimate concerns of public transport workers which have led to strike action, instead…