Transport crisis
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Drivers and operators nationwide, struggle for our franchises and livelihood! Join the transport strike!
The Marcos government’s continued push for Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) phase-out demonstrates their drive to run the public transportation system like a big business. They insist on implementing a tyrannical PUV Modernization Program that favors foreign multinationals and their local capitalist puppets. In exchange for dirty payoffs, the corrupt Marcos regime is ensuring the implementation…
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PISTON calls for better public mass transport system as MRT-LRT fares set to rise
Transport group PISTON slammed the planned fare increases in MRT and LRT lines, demanding the government more regulatory and social responsibility in improving the country’s public mass transport system to benefit the many and not the few big businesses who profit from the country’s corporate-driven transport industry. The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) earlier petitioned…
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PISTON: Adding 100k TNVS will not solve transport woes, cannot solve job crisis
Transport group PISTON warned the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) that opening up 100,000 slots for Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) cannot solve the current transport crisis and the growing demand for public transport as this will just increase the volume of cars in Metro Manila roads without efficiently enabling the mobility of…
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Oil price hike, longer commuter lines, congested roads: transport woes require pro-people solutions — PISTON
Transport group PISTON said that the volatile price of fuel in the country, coupled with the congested commuter lines and insufficient public transport, stresses the need for the national government to immediately take steps to fix the highly inefficient mass transport problems in the country, especially in the National Capital Region (NCR). Fuel prices are…
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Adyenda ng Maralita
Milyon-milyong Pilipino ang lubos na nagdurusa sa napakabilis na pagtaas ng presyo ng pagkain, langis, at iba pang batayang bilihin at serbisyo. Mula nang maupo si Marcos Jr., wala pang malinaw at kongkretong plano at solusyon ang kanyang administrasyon sa nararanasan na hirap at bumibilis na pagdausdos ng kabuhayan ng mga Pilipino. Habang kinakaharap pa…