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PISTON demands Marcos Jr to take swift action: suspend fuel EVAT and Excise Tax, junk the Oil Deregulation Law to counter impacts of OPH
Transport group PISTON condemns the looming big-time oil price hike set to take effect on Tuesday, August 8, calling on the Marcos Jr government to take decisive action by urgently repealing the Oil Deregulation Law and suspending the E-VAT and Excise Tax on petroleum products to provide immediate relief to the Filipino people. Oil firms’…
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PISTON presses Marcos Jr to address PUVMP woes, reiterates demand to junk OFG
Ahead of Marcos Jr’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA), transport group PISTON reminds Marcos Jr to junk the DOTr Department Order 2017-011 or the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) which is being used as basis for the implementation of the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) and PUV phaseout. “We want the drivers and operators to…
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PISTON on the 6th anniversary of the OFG: ‘Enough is enough! It’s time to scrap it!’
Transport group PISTON picketed in front of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Central Office on Monday, June 19, to mark the 6th anniversary of the signing of the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) and press the Marcos Jr government to repeal the policy. The OFG, signed by then-transport secretary Arthur Tugade on June…
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Collective action works! Court dismisses trumped up charges vs PISTON Alabang 3
Today, the Muntinlupa Metropolitan Trial Court dismissed the trumped up charges filed by the Muntinlupa police and prosecutors against three protesting transport workers and PISTON members due to the repeated failure of the complainants to appear in the scheduled court hearings. On March 7, the police illegally arrested three protesting drivers in Alabang during the…
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Transport Summit solidifies people’s united position vs OFG, PUVMP
On June 10, the Transport Summit 2023, led by PISTON and the No To PUV Phaseout Coalition solidified the unity and position of the transportation sector and the public against the inhumane and anti-people Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) and PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP). The gathering discussed various aspects of the OFG and PUVMP and the…