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  • PISTON slams LTFRB’s new consolidation deadline

    PISTON slams LTFRB’s new consolidation deadline

    Transport group PISTON strongly criticized the latest extension of the jeepney consolidation deadline, calling it another desperate attempt by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Marcos administration to pressure jeepney operators into complying with the government’s modernization program. The decision, formalized in Memorandum Circular No. 2024-043 on December 5, 2024, grants…

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  • PISTON leader Ramon Rescovilla released after court junks trumped up charges

    PISTON leader Ramon Rescovilla released after court junks trumped up charges

    After four years in jail, PISTON National Vice President Ramon Rescovilla was released on December 4 following the dismissal of charges related to illegal possession of firearms and explosives. The charges were deemed baseless by a local court. Judge Alym Almayda of the 5th Judicial Region, Branch 7, in Legazpi City, issued the court order…

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  • Jeepney drivers buckle under soaring oil prices as Marcos Jr pampers billionaires with tax breaks — PISTON

    Jeepney drivers buckle under soaring oil prices as Marcos Jr pampers billionaires with tax breaks — PISTON

    PISTON said the relentless surge in oil prices continues to put significant financial burden on jeepney drivers, with estimates suggesting a loss of about Php 5,000 since October due to the skyrocketing fuel costs. Diesel prices have surged by Php 7.25 since the beginning of October, with the latest big-time increase reaching Php 2.10 per…

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  • PISTON condemns new state attack on transport leaders

    PISTON condemns new state attack on transport leaders

    PISTON condemns the recent actions of the Marcos Jr. administration in invoking the outdated BP 880, or Public Assembly Act, a remnant of the Marcos Sr. dictatorship, to suppress the democratic rights of transport workers and citizens. State forces have filed charges against Makabayan senatorial candidates Mody Floranda, PISTON’s national president, and Mimi Doringo, Kadamay’s…

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  • Marcos Jr, oil firms continue to burden Filipinos with excessive taxes, unregulated prices — PISTON

    Marcos Jr, oil firms continue to burden Filipinos with excessive taxes, unregulated prices — PISTON

    Transport group PISTON renewed its call for the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law as fuel prices surged by more than P2.00 per liter on Tuesday. According to the group, as Filipinos struggle with soaring costs of living, it is clear that both oil companies and the government are benefiting disproportionately from speculative pricing practices.…

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