Piston urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to immediately release the memorandum it promised to allow registration renewal for unconsolidated public utility vehicles (PUVs), warning that the continued delay is already disrupting drivers’ livelihoods. The DOTr assured the group earlier this month that it would issue a memorandum after the Holy Week break, allowing the…
Piston announced plans to hold a series of protests beginning today, April 7, until the Department of Transportation (DOTr) addresses its demands from a March 21 dialogue. “We gave the new DOTr administration a chance to enact policies that favor small operators and drivers. We extended that window until April 4. Now it’s time to…
Piston directly challenged Department of Transportation (DOTr) secretary Vince Dizon regarding the disastrous Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). In a dialogue held on Monday, March 21, Piston national president and Makabayan senatorial candidate Mody Floranda alongside Piston regional leaders presented how the PTMP has been bankrupting drivers and operators, devastating families, and crippling the public…
Piston joins the nationwide call for justice by demanding the immediate transfer of Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC). We condemn the Duterte camp’s attempts to obstruct accountability and we urge the ICC to act swiftly to ensure Duterte faces trial for crimes against humanity. Under Duterte’s bloody “war on drugs,” over…
The recent revelation on Ted Failon’s radio program confirming the significantly lower actual consolidation rates under the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) represents a watershed moment in our ongoing struggle against this ill-conceived program. As Piston has consistently maintained since the program’s inception, the Department of Transportation (DOTr), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board…