Available in English Ilang dekada nang nagsisilbi sa mamamayang Pilipino ang ang mga jeepney upang magbigay ng abot-kaya at pang-masang transportasyon. Halos 40 milyong pasahero, karamihan ay mga estudyante at manggagawa ang araw-araw na naihahatid ng mga jeepney sa kanilang mga bahay, paaralan, trabaho, serbisyo, at pasyalan. Layunin ng Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP)…
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), representing the DOTr and LTFRB, claimed that the PUV modernization program (PUVMP) and its related issuances are aimed at fulfilling the country’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in response to the Supreme Court petition filed by PISTON in December 2023. However, these agencies did not explain how…
Transport group PISTON joined the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice on Saturday, demanding a pro-people, worker-led just transition in public transport. This comes in opposition to the import-dependent, corporate-driven Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), which is slated to potentially displace thousands of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and small operators by January…
Transport group PISTON urged the government on Monday to include the 31.57 billion peso ($630 million) PUV rehabilitation subsidy in the 2024 national budget. The subsidy, proposed by Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas, would be used for the centralized procurement of Euro-5 engines to upgrade about 63,140 traditional PUVs each year for three years,…
Transport group PISTON met with a United Nations special rapporteur on Tuesday to express its concerns about the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) and to propose a pro-people just transition for public transport in the Philippines. PISTON, along with environmental groups and other civil society organizations, was invited to a courtesy meeting by Ian…