Human rights
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PISTON condemns illegal arrest of Bacolod transport leaders
Transport group PISTON has condemned the arrest of six transport leaders in Bacolod City during a peaceful protest on Wednesday, September 18, coinciding with the arrival of LTFRB Chair Teofilo Guadiz for the LTFRB Transport Summit. The six leaders, affiliated with PISTON and Manibela, are: According to PISTON National President Mody Floranda, “The goal of…
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PISTON: 43 years of building genuine, militant, patriotic transport workers’ power
Today, PISTON marks its 43rd anniversary, reaffirming its commitment to the militant struggle for the rights and welfare of public transport workers and vowing to advance a progressive, people-centered, nationalized public transport system. Over the past four decades, PISTON has stood at the forefront of uniting informal public transport workers, primarily jeepney drivers and operators,…
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Court junks case vs PISTON 6
After four years, a Caloocan court has finally acquitted the six jeepney drivers, known as Piston 6, who were arrested while holding a peaceful demonstration in Monumento, Caloocan City on June 2, 2020. According to PISTON Deputy Secretary General Ruben Baylon, “This is evidence that our collective actions against the PUVMP are just.” The six…
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Unjust accusations vs filmmaker Jade Castro in minibus arson case divert attention from grievances over PUVMP — PISTON
Accusing filmmaker Jade Castro and his three companions as responsible for the minibus arson in Quezon Province solely based on a social media post criticizing the PUV modernization program (PUVMP) poses a significant danger to dissenters of such anti-poor government policies. Regardless of the actual culprits in the Quezon minibus arson, authorities must acknowledge that…
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PISTON joins protest at Israeli Embassy, slams Marcos Jr admin’s abstain vote on UN resol
Transport group PISTON joined other progressive groups and individuals in a protest at the Israeli Embassy in Manila on Tuesday to condemn Israel’s brutal genocide of Palestinians. The group also criticized the U.S. for supporting and arming Israel, which caused the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians, including 3,457 children. According to PISTON, the Marcos…