Marcos Jr Administration
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Impounded PUVs to be released penalty-free following Piston protest
Piston on Tuesday compelled Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao to a dialogue during a protest outside the agency’s headquarters, following the impounding of 19 public utility vehicles (PUVs) flagged as “colorum” while en route to anti-corruption rallies in Luneta and EDSA on Nov. 30. According to Piston, the discussion ended with an
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Colorum raps vs Nov. 30 rally vehicles a sabotage of free speech — Piston
Piston slammed the Land Transport Authority (LTO) for its dirty and cowardly tactics following the impounding of multiple public utility vehicles (PUV) intended to transport protesters to the November 30 anti-corruption rallies. The group demanded the immediate release of the vehicles, labeling the crackdown a deliberate sabotage of the people’s constitutional right to assemble and
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Piston: DOTr’s P196-B budget a trojan horse for monopolies in public transport
Piston slammed the Department of Transportation’s proposed P196.2 billion 2026 budget, warning it will fast-track the corporatization of public transport and wipe out small operators. Despite billions left idle in 2024 and glaring failures—3.9 million undelivered licenses, hundreds of thousands of missing plates, and a “modernization” program that hit only 3% of its target—the DOTr
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PISTON: System errors and red-tagging undermine election credibility, underscores need for manual count
Piston expresses deep concern over reports released by the Makabayan Coalition citing 29 incidents of automated counting machine (ACM) errors and 15 cases of red-tagging on election day, as of 10:00 AM, May 12. These reports include ballots being rejected or mishandled by ACM, smudged ballots, overvoting issues, manual ballot collection due to machine failure,
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Piston on new DOTr order: Cosmetic ‘reopening’ of consolidation does not address livelihood threats
Piston denounces the newly issued DOTr Department Order No. 2025-009 (DO-2025-009), “Guidelines on the Reopening of Applications for Consolidation and Issuance of Provisional Authorities for Unconsolidated Individual Operators,” as yet another measure that places the burden squarely on the backs of small PUV drivers and operators. While DO-2025-009 purports to offer a “more equitable and