Supreme Court
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PISTON files Motion to Resolve pending SC TRO vs PTMP
PISTON filed motion to resolve the pending application for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) before the Supreme Court today during the nationwide transport strike. Despite government claims of “80% consolidation,” the extensions granted by LTFRB cast doubt on the success of the consolidation. However, PISTON argues that these…
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PISTON to SC: ‘Block PUVMP now to prevent grave injury in transport sector’
PISTON continues to urge the Supreme Court to swiftly block the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) with a supplemental motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the new Department of Transportation (DOTr) Department Order (DO) No. 2023-022 which repealed the previous order, DO No. 2017-011, serving as guidelines for the PUVMP implementation. The petition raises…
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PISTON urges SC to expedite TRO vs PUVMP
PISTON urges the Supreme Court to immediately issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) and side with the jeepney drivers and operators who are on the brink of displacement if the April 30 franchise consolidation deadline pushes through. According to PISTON Deputy Secretary General Ruben Baylon, “Let us not wait…
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PISTON urged Supreme Court to expedite decision on PUV Modernization
PISTON and its legal representatives trooped to the Supreme Court to file a supplemental motion seeking to expedite the decision on their earlier petition for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on PUV modernization program’s franchise consolidation deadline on December 31. The initial petition was filed days before Christmas as the December deadline nears. Despite ever-increasing…
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PISTON files SC petition to block PUVMP, franchise consolidation deadline
Transport group PISTON filed a petition with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Department Order (DO) 2017-011, also known as the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG), and other relevant Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) issuances mandating franchise consolidation and its December 31, 2023…