LTFRB
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PISTON demands: Bacolod’s PTMP suspension should set national precedent
In a significant victory for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators, PISTON successfully compelled the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 6 and the Bacolod City Local Government Unit (LGU) to suspend the implementation of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) within the city. The decision came after PISTON affiliates in Bacolod…
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Transport strikes win key concession: Marcos Jr’s modernization policy in shambles as ‘hidden’ LTFRB Reso reveals failure of franchise consolidation
The Marcos Jr regime’s refusal to admit that the widespread transport strikes of 2024 forced their hand is nothing short of cowardice. Let’s be clear: these strikes compelled them to allow a limited number of unconsolidated PUVs to continue operating. On April 30, 2024, at the height of our strikes against the forced consolidation scheme,…
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Guadiz, Bautista, Marcos: Enemies of public transport
It is deeply concerning that LTFRB Chairperson Guadiz has openly stated their plans to specifically target PUV routes operated by PISTON members in their upcoming crackdown on unconsolidated jeepneys this week. This crackdown has been sanctioned by DOTr Secretary Bautista and Bongbong Marcos himself. It is chilling to hear Chairperson Guadiz discuss these plans with…
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PISTON: Crackdown on jeepneys is a crackdown on affordable, accessible public transport
PISTON denounces the government-imposed nationwide crackdown on unconsolidated jeepneys starting today, May 16, as a deliberate massacre of transport workers’ livelihoods and an attack on the people’s right to accessible and affordable public transport. Even two weeks after the April 30 deadline, the Marcos government has yet to lay out concrete plans for supporting and…
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PISTON to SC: ‘Block PUVMP now to prevent grave injury in transport sector’
PISTON continues to urge the Supreme Court to swiftly block the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) with a supplemental motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the new Department of Transportation (DOTr) Department Order (DO) No. 2023-022 which repealed the previous order, DO No. 2017-011, serving as guidelines for the PUVMP implementation. The petition raises…