Transport crisis
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PISTON to stage another strike against December 31 franchise consolidation deadline
Transport group PISTON is set to stage another transport strike starting December 14 to demand the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) scrap the December 31 deadline for applying for franchise consolidation. The franchise consolidation component of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) mandates all operators to surrender individual franchises for consolidation into…
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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,…
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PISTON calls for a nationwide transport strike to protest the PUV Modernization Program
Transport group PISTON has called for a three-day nationwide transport strike starting Monday, November 20, to protest the government’s insistence on the December 31 deadline for the application for franchise consolidation under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). PISTON National President Mody Floranda said the group is dissatisfied with the recent proposed amendments to…
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Addressing mitigation measures in public transport in the Philippines & recommendations for a pro-people just transition
(Disclaimer: This briefer on climate change, PUVMP, and just transition was presented by PISTON to the United Nations special rapporteur on the promotion of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, during his visit to the Philippines on November 7, 2023) Introduction In 2017, the Philippine government ratified the 2015 Paris Agreement…
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‘Lavish display of insensitivity’: PISTON slams Marcos Jr’s F1 trip amidst big-time oil price hike
Transport group PISTON slams Marcos Jr’s disregard for the plight of ordinary Filipinos, as he jetted off to Singapore to indulge in the luxury of the Formula One Grand Prix while his own country grapples with a big-time oil price hike looming this week. “Habang napipilitan nang maghigpit ng sinturon ang mga namamasada at ang…