Marcos Jr Administration
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‘Cleaner’ transport thru e-vehicle zero-tariff policy is futile without fair transition — PISTON
Transport group PISTON expressed concern over Marcos Jr’s approval of the temporary zero-tariff policy for electric vehicles and spare parts, arguing that a genuine just transition, not gross reliance on importation, is key to cleaner and greener transportation. Malacañang on Thursday disclosed that Marcos Jr signed Executive Order (EO) No. 12 on Jan. 13 allowing…
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Informal workers demand state forces be held accountable for labor, human rights violations
As delegates from the International Labour Organization (ILO) are set to visit the Philippines starting January 23 for the High-Level Tripartite Mission that aims to investigate various labor and human rights violation reports in the country, informal workers represented by PISTON (Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide), a national federation of jeepney…
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Cut fuel taxes to help control inflation — PISTON
As oil companies implement hefty oil price hikes today, with gasoline prices reaching up to P68/liter and diesel prices up to P72/liter, transport group PISTON warns of worse inflation if oil prices continue to surge and if the national government will remain deaf on calls to urgently lower oil prices by suspending fuel value-added tax…
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PISTON: Uphold the ‘public’ in public transportation, DOTr urged to rethink EDSA Carousel privatization
Transport group PISTON urges the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to rethink its plan to privatize the EDSA bus carousel next year, saying that privatization of public utilities does not guarantee efficiency, and in order to maximize private profits, often results in fare hikes. “Hinihikayat namin si Sec. Bautista na pag-isipan ito nang mabuti,” said Mody…
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Adyenda ng Maralita
Milyon-milyong Pilipino ang lubos na nagdurusa sa napakabilis na pagtaas ng presyo ng pagkain, langis, at iba pang batayang bilihin at serbisyo. Mula nang maupo si Marcos Jr., wala pang malinaw at kongkretong plano at solusyon ang kanyang administrasyon sa nararanasan na hirap at bumibilis na pagdausdos ng kabuhayan ng mga Pilipino. Habang kinakaharap pa…