Marcos Jr Administration
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Scrapping fuel taxes, oil deregulation law, can benefit more Filipinos than fare hikes — PISTON
Transport group PISTON said the government can mitigate the impact of oil price hikes on drivers and ordinary Filipinos alike by suspending the EVAT and Excise Tax on petroleum products and repealing the Oil Deregulation Law instead of hiking up PUV fare prices. “While it is the right of drivers to demand substantial earnings in…
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PISTON demands Marcos Jr to take swift action: suspend fuel EVAT and Excise Tax, junk the Oil Deregulation Law to counter impacts of OPH
Transport group PISTON condemns the looming big-time oil price hike set to take effect on Tuesday, August 8, calling on the Marcos Jr government to take decisive action by urgently repealing the Oil Deregulation Law and suspending the E-VAT and Excise Tax on petroleum products to provide immediate relief to the Filipino people. Oil firms’…
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Transport workers excluded from government plans during Marcos Jr.’s second SONA
A year has passed under the regime of Marcos Jr., and to our dismay, the livelihood of our dedicated drivers and small operators remains under threat. However, during his State of the Nation Address (SONA), there wasn’t a single mention of our welfare. The demand to junk the PUV phaseout remained unaddressed, and promises of…
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PISTON presses Marcos Jr to address PUVMP woes, reiterates demand to junk OFG
Ahead of Marcos Jr’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA), transport group PISTON reminds Marcos Jr to junk the DOTr Department Order 2017-011 or the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) which is being used as basis for the implementation of the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) and PUV phaseout. “We want the drivers and operators to…
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One year of Marcos Jr: How are the drivers and small operators doing?
Has the country experienced any changes in the year since Marcos Jr took oath as the president? Have the lives of those in the transportation sector been impacted, or does the regime remain the same as Duterte’s—puppet, oppressive, and fascist? No action on high oil prices and deregulation During Marcos Jr’s tenure, the country has…