PUV Phaseout
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Unjust accusations vs filmmaker Jade Castro in minibus arson case divert attention from grievances over PUVMP — PISTON
Accusing filmmaker Jade Castro and his three companions as responsible for the minibus arson in Quezon Province solely based on a social media post criticizing the PUV modernization program (PUVMP) poses a significant danger to dissenters of such anti-poor government policies. Regardless of the actual culprits in the Quezon minibus arson, authorities must acknowledge that…
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SIGN: Manawagan para sa progresibong pampublikong transportasyon!
Available in English Ilang dekada nang nagsisilbi sa mamamayang Pilipino ang ang mga jeepney upang magbigay ng abot-kaya at pang-masang transportasyon. Halos 40 milyong pasahero, karamihan ay mga estudyante at manggagawa ang araw-araw na naihahatid ng mga jeepney sa kanilang mga bahay, paaralan, trabaho, serbisyo, at pasyalan. Layunin ng Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP)…
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Transport Committee hearing further exposes DOTr, LTFRB, PUVMP failures — PISTON
The hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation on the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) on Wednesday, attended by PISTON and Tanggol Pasada Network, has once again exposed the failures of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and the PUVMP. It tackled the recently issued LTFRB Memorandum…
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Amid heating Marcos-Duterte clash, transport workers continue to push back against PUVMP — PISTON
Transport group PISTON said the escalating feud between the Marcos faction and the Duterte faction, the two current dominant forces in the government, should not distract from their accountability for the plight of Filipinos, especially informal transport workers. Duterte and his allies notoriously pushed for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program, or PUVMP, during his…
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PUVMP deadline extended: Collective action works!
Today, thousands of jeepney drivers and operators as well as millions of commuters gained a partial victory with the recent extension of the deadline for the mandatory franchise consolidation policy of the PUV modernization program (PUVMP). Our relentless collective action and determination to defend our public transport has compelled the Marcos regime to extend the…