National Budget
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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 seeks P31.57 billion PUV rehab fund in 2024 national budget
Transport group PISTON urged the government on Monday to include the 31.57 billion peso ($630 million) PUV rehabilitation subsidy in the 2024 national budget. The subsidy, proposed by Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas, would be used for the centralized procurement of Euro-5 engines to upgrade about 63,140 traditional PUVs each year for three years,