PUV Phaseout
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Transport strikes win key concession: Marcos Jr’s modernization policy in shambles as ‘hidden’ LTFRB Reso reveals failure of franchise consolidation
The Marcos Jr regime’s refusal to admit that the widespread transport strikes of 2024 forced their hand is nothing short of cowardice. Let’s be clear: these strikes compelled them to allow a limited number of unconsolidated PUVs to continue operating. On April 30, 2024, at the height of our strikes against the forced consolidation scheme,…
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Marcos Jr’s second year marked by meager wage increase, relentless oil price hikes
Marcos Jr’s attempt to cover up his incompetence by implementing a measly P35 minimum wage hike in the NCR cannot overshadow the fact that his administration continues to blunder the country in grave economic crisis. This pitiful wage increase is announced as the prices of oil continues to rise in its third straight week. This…
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Guadiz, Bautista, Marcos: Enemies of public transport
It is deeply concerning that LTFRB Chairperson Guadiz has openly stated their plans to specifically target PUV routes operated by PISTON members in their upcoming crackdown on unconsolidated jeepneys this week. This crackdown has been sanctioned by DOTr Secretary Bautista and Bongbong Marcos himself. It is chilling to hear Chairperson Guadiz discuss these plans with…
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Iloilo transport strike forces concession on jeepney ban, but concerns over public transport modernization program persist
Drivers and operators, led by the No to PUV Phaseout Coalition – Western Visayas, from the “first towns” surrounding Iloilo, including Leganes, Pavia, Oton, and San Miguel, took decisive action by holding a transport strike on June 3. Their protest aimed to challenge the implementation of the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP), a key…
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PISTON: Crackdown on jeepneys is a crackdown on affordable, accessible public transport
PISTON denounces the government-imposed nationwide crackdown on unconsolidated jeepneys starting today, May 16, as a deliberate massacre of transport workers’ livelihoods and an attack on the people’s right to accessible and affordable public transport. Even two weeks after the April 30 deadline, the Marcos government has yet to lay out concrete plans for supporting and…