DOTR
-
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…
-
Piston on new DOTr secretary Vince Dizon: Recycled Digong-era pro-corporate face
Piston raises concern about the Philippine government’s latest appointment of former Duterte aide Vince Dizon as Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) under the Marcos Jr. administration. Dizon, a key architect of the Duterte regime’s Build Build Build program and former CEO of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), carries a notorious record…
-
Marcos Jr government keen on killing more livelihoods with franchise consolidation extension — PISTON
PISTON vehemently rejects the ongoing scheme of the LTFRB, orchestrated by the Marcos Jr. regime, which threatens to kill the livelihoods of thousands of jeepney drivers and operators through the extension of the forced franchise consolidation scheme under the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). The so-called “one last chance” for consolidation is nothing but a…
-
Strike ends with further exposure of PTMP failures — PISTON
Transport group PISTON concluded its two-day strike, criticizing the Marcos Jr. administration for its failure to manage the public transport sector effectively. “S“Who is Guadiz to claim the strike had no impact? He doesn’t even leave his office,” said PISTON National President Mody Floranda. In response to the strike, the DOTr and LTFRB announced a…
-
PISTON files Motion to Resolve pending SC TRO vs PTMP
PISTON filed motion to resolve the pending application for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) before the Supreme Court today during the nationwide transport strike. Despite government claims of “80% consolidation,” the extensions granted by LTFRB cast doubt on the success of the consolidation. However, PISTON argues that these…