Archive of Transportation Sector

Transport strike, protests and camp-out against jeepney phaseout push through despite state repression
May 01, 2024

Amid relentless repression and intimidation by the Marcos regime’s agencies and forces, jeepney drivers and operators launched a 3-day transport strike and various forms of collective action since April 29 to May 1 to block the complete phaseout of jeepneys starting this May. The activities were led by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper […]

Tigil-pasada, protesta at kampuhan kontra jeepney phaseout, hindi natinag ng panunupil ng rehimen
May 01, 2024

Sa harap ng walang-tigil na panunupil at pananakot ng mga ahensya at pwersa ng estado ng rehimeng Marcos, nailunsad ng mga drayber at opereytor ng dyip ang 3-araw na tigil-pasada at iba’t ibang porma ng sama-samang pagkilos mula Abril 29 hanggang Mayo 1 para pigilan ang tuluyang pag-“phaseout” sa mga dyip simula ngayong Mayo. Inilunsad […]

Drivers and operators to launch 3-day transport strike and national action against jeepney phaseout
April 28, 2024

Jeep drivers and operators under the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper and Operator Nationwide (Piston) are set to launch a three-day transport strike and nation-wide protests starting tomorrow, April 29, up to May 1. Piston declared the protests as a response to the Marcos regime’s scheduled phaseout of non-consolidated Public Utility Vehicles (PUV) on […]

3-araw na tigil-pasada at pambansang pagkilos, ikakasa kontra jeepney phaseout
April 28, 2024

Tatlong araw na tigil-pasada at pambansang pagkilos ang ilulunsad ng mga drayber at opereytor ng dyip sa ilalim ng Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper and Operator Nationwide (Piston) simula bukas, Abril 29, hanggang sa Mayo 1. Idineklara ng Piston ang pagkilos bilang tugon sa nakatakdang pag-phaseout ng rehimeng Marcos sa hindi nagkonsolidang mga Public […]

Jeep drivers and operators troop to the Supreme Court
April 24, 2024

Jeep drivers and operators under the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) picketed in front of the Supreme Court in Manila yesterday, April 23, to urge the high court to address the petition filed by the group against the forced consolidation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) franchise. They lament […]

Mga drayber at opereytor ng dyip, kinalampag ang Korte Suprema
April 24, 2024

Nagpiket sa harap ng Korte Suprema sa Maynila ang mga drayber at opereytor ng dyip sa ilalim ng Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) kahapon, Abril 23, para himukin ang mataas na korte na tugunan na ang petisyon na inihain ng grup laban sa sapilitang konsolidasyon ng prangkisa ng Public […]

Court dismisses case against Piston 6 after 4 years
April 21, 2024

Almost four years later, a Caloocan City court on April 19 dismissed the case against six jeepney drivers who are members of the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper and Operator Nationwide (Piston), also known as the Piston 6. The drivers were arrested on June 2, 2020 while holding a protest in Caloocan City to […]

Kaso laban sa Piston 6, ibinasura ng korte matapos ang 4 na taon
April 21, 2024

Makalipas ang halos apat na taon, ibinasura ng isang korte sa Caloocan City noong Abril 19 ang kaso laban sa anim na drayber ng dyip na kasapi ng Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston), kilala din bilang Piston 6. Inaresto ang mga drayber noong Hunyo 2, 2020 habang nagsasagawa ng protesta […]

Transport sector demands expedition of 'graft and corruption' case against DOTr and LTFRB officials
March 15, 2024

The Samahang Manibela Mananakay and Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon (Manibela) group staged a picket before the Ombudsman’s office in Quezon City on March 13 to pursue their complaint of graft and corruption filed on February 7 against officials of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC). At the same time, the […]

Kasong 'graft and corruption' laban sa mga upisyal ng DOTr at LTFRB, pinamamadali
March 15, 2024

Nagpiket ang grupong Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon (Manibela) sa upisina ng Ombudsman sa Quezon City noong Marso 13 para itulak ang kasong graft and corruption na isinampa nila noong Pebrero 7 laban sa mga upisyal ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) at Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC). Kasabay nito, nagsumite rin ang […]