Marcos Jr Administration
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Hands off jeepney drivers! Stop the intimidation and harassment by the police and NTF-ELCAC
PISTON has received reports that the PNP-QCPD is forcibly profiling some drivers and operators of the UP Transport Group (UPTG). On June 22, the QCPD Anonas Station 9 summoned several members of UPTG to Barangay UP Campus, promising to provide assistance. They were forcibly brought to the police station and were asked to provide a…
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PISTON on the 6th anniversary of the OFG: ‘Enough is enough! It’s time to scrap it!’
Transport group PISTON picketed in front of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Central Office on Monday, June 19, to mark the 6th anniversary of the signing of the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) and press the Marcos Jr government to repeal the policy. The OFG, signed by then-transport secretary Arthur Tugade on June…
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Transport workers’ livelihood still at risk: PISTON continues to call for junking of OFG on Labor Day
On this year’s Labor Day, transport group PISTON renews its call for the junking of the DOTr Department Order 2017-011 or the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) as it continues to affect the livelihoods of thousands of PUV drivers and operators. Since its implementation in 2017, the government has been utilizing the OFG as the foundation…
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Ang Pasada Special Issue No. 1 2023
Ang Pasada is the official quartely publication of PISTON. Read the 1st 2023 Special Issue of Ang Pasada
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Free Gabriel Magtibay and Joanne Pagkaliwangan! Oppose the EDCA! Oppose the US and China’s war games in Philippine territory!
This morning, police violently and illegally arrested two of the youth activists, Gabriel Magtibay and Joanne Pagkaliwangan, at the US embassy as they voiced their opposition to the start of the largest Balikatan Exercises between the US and the Philippines. PISTON stands in solidarity in opposing the Balikatan and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)…