2025
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Piston gives DOTr ten days to come up with concrete action: ‘No more delays! No more empty promises!’
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…
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Piston demands urgent action: Jail Duterte now, no more delays
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…
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True consolidation numbers exposed: Marcos Jr regime deliberately misled the public to push the bogus modernization program
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…
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Piston backs workers’ strike against multinational EV chip manufacturer in Laguna
Piston today endorsed a strike by factory workers at Nexperia Philippines Inc., a multinational semiconductor manufacturer, over automation-related layoffs and union-busting. The strike action, led by the Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers Union (NPIWU), began today in its processing plant in Cabuyao, Laguna. Nexperia, a major supplier of electric vehicle (EV) chips, has terminated approximately 600…
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Piston to new DOTr Secretary Dizon: PUVMP’s true intent is to burden transport workers, not to develop public transport
Transport workers have never opposed development or modernization per se. However, what we vehemently oppose, especially small operators, is this contrived “modernization” that displaces the livelihoods of thousands of small operators and drivers by dismantling single-unit franchises and imposing overpriced imported vehicles. In fact, most operators who joined the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program…