Human Rigts
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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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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 administration in invoking the outdated BP 880, or Public Assembly Act, a remnant of the Marcos Sr.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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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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Informal workers demand state forces be held accountable for labor, human rights violations
As delegates from the International Labour Organization (ILO) are set to visit the Philippines starting January 23 for the High-Level Tripartite Mission that aims to investigate various labor and human rights violation reports in the country, informal workers represented by PISTON (Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide), a national federation of jeepney…
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Release transport leader Ramon Rescovilla, protect the rights of transport workers all over the world
PISTON renews its demand to urgently release its national vice president and its Bicol regional chapter CONDOR-PISTON spokesperson Ramon Rescovilla who was arrested in his hometown in Albay in September 2020 with fabricated charges using planted evidence. “Ilang beses nang napatunayan na mahilig sa mga gawa-gawang kaso at tanim-ebidensya ang PNP para lang patahimikin ang…