Campaigns
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PISTON to OSG: Climate targets can be achieved without franchise consolidation
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), representing the DOTr and LTFRB, claimed that the PUV modernization program (PUVMP) and its related issuances are aimed at fulfilling the country’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in response to the Supreme Court petition filed by PISTON in December 2023. However, these agencies did not explain how…
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Climate Justice, Worker Justice: PISTON calls for a pro-people, worker led just transition vs PUVMP on Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
Transport group PISTON joined the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice on Saturday, demanding a pro-people, worker-led just transition in public transport. This comes in opposition to the import-dependent, corporate-driven Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), which is slated to potentially displace thousands of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and small operators by January…
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The fight continues: PISTON successfully launched a nationwide strike
PISTON launched a nationwide transport strike on November 20 to 22 to protest the ongoing implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The strike came ahead of the December 31 deadline for the application for franchise consolidation. THE ISSUES Under the franchise consolidation requirement of the PUVMP, jeepney operators are being forced to…
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Addressing mitigation measures in public transport in the Philippines & recommendations for a pro-people just transition
(Disclaimer: This briefer on climate change, PUVMP, and just transition was presented by PISTON to the United Nations special rapporteur on the promotion of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, during his visit to the Philippines on November 7, 2023) Introduction In 2017, the Philippine government ratified the 2015 Paris Agreement…
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Stand for justice, stand for peace! Free Palestine!
PISTON denounces Israel’s murderous assault on the people of Palestine, which has escalated to horrifying levels and is characterized by the relentless bombing of Gaza aimed at obliterating the Palestinian people. In just two weeks, Israel has killed over 4,200 Palestinians, including around 2,500 innocent children, while displacing and starving over a million Palestinian people.…