PISTON members and affiliates from different cities in the National Capital Region gathered together to further strengthen PISTON’s genuine, militant, and anti-imperialist leadership of drivers and operators in the NCR region. The assembly discussed PISTON NCR’s past struggles and fights over the years, from the implementation of Duterte’s PUVMP, to the setbacks in our livelihood…
Every year on December 18th, the International Migrants Day is observed globally as a day of remembrance and action for millions of migrants worldwide. Economic and political challenges continue to compel many Filipinos to leave their homes in search of better opportunities. Previous administrations, including the current one, have upheld and even expanded labor export…
Transport group PISTON strongly criticized the latest extension of the jeepney consolidation deadline, calling it another desperate attempt by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Marcos administration to pressure jeepney operators into complying with the government’s modernization program. The decision, formalized in Memorandum Circular No. 2024-043 on December 5, 2024, grants…
After four years in jail, PISTON National Vice President Ramon Rescovilla was released on December 4 following the dismissal of charges related to illegal possession of firearms and explosives. The charges were deemed baseless by a local court. Judge Alym Almayda of the 5th Judicial Region, Branch 7, in Legazpi City, issued the court order…