2023
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Transport Summit solidifies people’s united position vs OFG, PUVMP
On June 10, the Transport Summit 2023, led by PISTON and the No To PUV Phaseout Coalition solidified the unity and position of the transportation sector and the public against the inhumane and anti-people Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) and PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP). The gathering discussed various aspects of the OFG and PUVMP and the…
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Solidarity with Nestlé-Wyeth workers!
PISTON condemns the illegal termination of 140 Nestlé-Wyeth Philippines’ plant workers in Canlubang, Laguna yesterday. Among those unlawfully terminated are ten union officials. This is a clear attack by Nestlé-Wyeth Philippines on the livelihood of Filipino workers, who they exploit, especially during an ongoing economic crisis and widespread poverty affecting millions of Filipinos. Similar to…
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Transport workers’ livelihood still at risk: PISTON continues to call for junking of OFG on Labor Day
On this year’s Labor Day, transport group PISTON renews its call for the junking of the DOTr Department Order 2017-011 or the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) as it continues to affect the livelihoods of thousands of PUV drivers and operators. Since its implementation in 2017, the government has been utilizing the OFG as the foundation…
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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