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PISTON calls for better public mass transport system as MRT-LRT fares set to rise
Transport group PISTON slammed the planned fare increases in MRT and LRT lines, demanding the government more regulatory and social responsibility in improving the country’s public mass transport system to benefit the many and not the few big businesses who profit from the country’s corporate-driven transport industry. The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) earlier petitioned…
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PISTON: Adding 100k TNVS will not solve transport woes, cannot solve job crisis
Transport group PISTON warned the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) that opening up 100,000 slots for Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) cannot solve the current transport crisis and the growing demand for public transport as this will just increase the volume of cars in Metro Manila roads without efficiently enabling the mobility of…
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PISTON presses LTFRB to drop jeepney phaseout deadline
Transport group PISTON called on the Land Transportation and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to suspend the full implementation of the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) which is set to phaseout traditional jeepneys that failed to comply with its requirements by April 2023. Mody Floranda, the national president of PISTON, said the implementation of the 2017 Department of…
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PISTON urges ILO to look into trumped-up charges filed against transport leader Ramon Rescovilla, hold NTF-ELCAC accountable
As the International Labour Organization’s High Level Tripartite Mission (ILO-HLTM) holds a dialogue with the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) today, transport group PISTON urges the ILO mission delegates to push the Philippine government to immediately release detained transport leader and PISTON National Vice President Ramon Rescovilla who was arrested…
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‘Cleaner’ transport thru e-vehicle zero-tariff policy is futile without fair transition — PISTON
Transport group PISTON expressed concern over Marcos Jr’s approval of the temporary zero-tariff policy for electric vehicles and spare parts, arguing that a genuine just transition, not gross reliance on importation, is key to cleaner and greener transportation. Malacañang on Thursday disclosed that Marcos Jr signed Executive Order (EO) No. 12 on Jan. 13 allowing…