Today, the Muntinlupa Metropolitan Trial Court dismissed the trumped up charges filed by the Muntinlupa police and prosecutors against three protesting transport workers and PISTON members due to the repeated failure of the complainants to appear in the scheduled court hearings. On March 7, the police illegally arrested three protesting drivers in Alabang during the…
On June 10, the Transport Summit 2023, led by PISTON and the No To PUV Phaseout Coalition solidified the unity and position of the transportation sector and the public against the inhumane and anti-people Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) and PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP). The gathering discussed various aspects of the OFG and PUVMP and the…
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…
Ang Pasada is the official quartely publication of PISTON. Read the 1st 2023 Special Issue of Ang Pasada
Transport group PISTON urges the national government to take advantage of their Holy Week break for introspection and further reflection as moving the deadline for the mandatory franchise consolidation component of the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) to December 31 is not a real solution to transport workers’ woes. On March 29, the Land Transportation Franchising…