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  • Mody Floranda: transport sector champion and PISTON leader emerges with Makabayan to challenge administration Senate lineup

    Mody Floranda: transport sector champion and PISTON leader emerges with Makabayan to challenge administration Senate lineup

    Mody Floranda, a prominent leader in the transport sector, has emerged as a key Senatorial candidate for the upcoming 2025 midterm elections under the Makabayan Coalition. As the National President of PISTON, Floranda is dedicated to advocating for a pro-people public transport system through national industrialization. Floranda was formally proclaimed as part of the Makabayan…

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  • Strike ends with further exposure of PTMP failures — PISTON

    Strike ends with further exposure of PTMP failures — PISTON

    Transport group PISTON concluded its two-day strike, criticizing the Marcos Jr. administration for its failure to manage the public transport sector effectively.  “S“Who is Guadiz to claim the strike had no impact? He doesn’t even leave his office,” said PISTON National President Mody Floranda. In response to the strike, the DOTr and LTFRB announced a…

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  • PISTON files Motion to Resolve pending SC TRO vs PTMP

    PISTON files Motion to Resolve pending SC TRO vs PTMP

    PISTON filed motion to resolve the pending application for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) before the Supreme Court today during the nationwide transport strike.  Despite government claims of “80% consolidation,” the extensions granted by LTFRB cast doubt on the success of the consolidation. However, PISTON argues that these…

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  • Transport strike set starting September 23 − PISTON

    Transport strike set starting September 23 − PISTON

    PISTON announced today that it will hold another wave of strike from September 23 to 24 in opposition to the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). The strike, which will also involve the transport group Manibela, aims to address several key demands: PISTON National President, Mody Floranda stated: “The failures of the PTMP have been exposed…

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  • PISTON condemns illegal arrest of Bacolod transport leaders

    PISTON condemns illegal arrest of Bacolod transport leaders

    Transport group PISTON has condemned the arrest of six transport leaders in Bacolod City during a peaceful protest on Wednesday, September 18, coinciding with the arrival of LTFRB Chair Teofilo Guadiz for the LTFRB Transport Summit. The six leaders, affiliated with PISTON and Manibela, are: According to PISTON National President Mody Floranda, “The goal of…

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