Just Transition
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PISTON demands govt to junk the OFG despite new franchise consolidation deadline: ‘Magnilay-nilay pa kayo’
Transport group PISTON urges the national government to take advantage of their Holy Week break for introspection and further reflection as moving the deadline for the mandatory franchise consolidation component of the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) to December 31 is not a real solution to transport workers’ woes. On March 29, the Land Transportation Franchising…
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Initial win for transport workers: strike compels Marcos Jr admin to review modernization program
PISTON extends the highest tribute to all the drivers and operators across the country for their strength, determination, and unity in the recent transport strike against the PUV phaseout. We also express our gratitude for the warm support, deep understanding, and tight solidarity of the Filipino people from different sectors. On the first day of…
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PISTON reminds Marcos Jr: Anti-poor, self-serving policies cause the poor to suffer, not transport strikes
In response to Marcos Jr’s remark that the planned transport strike against the PUV phaseout will cause more suffering to the people, transport group PISTON said if the president is genuinely sincere on people’s welfare, his government should immediately act on junking the full implementation of the PUV Modernization Program, Oil Deregulation Law, and other…
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PISTON ready to back planned transport strike against PUV phaseout, compulsory franchise consolidation
Transport group PISTON said it is ready to support the planned transport strike led by various transport groups if the government will continue coercing small-time PUV operators to consolidate their individual franchises and ignore the growing demand for the suspension of the entire PUV Modernization Program. In a press conference on Monday, Manibela and other…
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PISTON presses LTFRB to drop jeepney phaseout deadline
Transport group PISTON called on the Land Transportation and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to suspend the full implementation of the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) which is set to phaseout traditional jeepneys that failed to comply with its requirements by April 2023. Mody Floranda, the national president of PISTON, said the implementation of the 2017 Department of…