Binatikos ng Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) ang pakanang “kontra-protesta” ni Obet Martin ng Pasang Masda at ng tinatawag niyang “Enormous 5″ noong Marso 24 sa Quezon City para itulak ang pagtutuluy-tuloy sa bogus na Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). Inilunsad ni Martin, kilalang bentador ng laban ng mga tsuper, […]
Piston jeepney drivers and operators again challenged the DOTr and its secretary Vince Dizon to take concrete steps to stop the bogus transportation modernization program, especially the forced franchise consolidation. It gave the department 10 days to issue a resolution to scrap the program and allow the renewal of 5-year franchises. “We reminded him that […]
Muling hinamon ng mga drayber at opereytor ng dyip sa ilaim ng Piston ang DOTr at ang kalihim nitong si Vince Dizon na gumawa ng kongkretong mga hakbang para itigil na ang huwad na programang modernisasyon sa transportasyon, laluna ang pwersahang konsolidasyon ng prangkisa. Binigyan nito ang kagawaran ng 10 araw para maglabas ng resolusyon […]
Piston Cebu jeepney drivers protested before the LTO Region 7 on January 25 to condemn the agency for targeting them in imposing excessive fines. Drivers opposed the agency’s Joint Administrative Order 2014-01 which imposed up to ₱27,000 fines for minor and trumped-up traffic violations. “A Cebu driver is commonly fined ₱6,000 or more. The demerit […]
Naglunsad ng protesta ngayong araw, Enero 25, ang mga drayber ng dyip sa ilalim ng Piston Cebu sa harap ng LTO Region 7 para batikusin ang pagtarget sa kanila para patawan ng labis-labis na multa. Inalmahan ng mga tsuper ang Joint Administrative Order 2014-01 ng ahensya na nagtakda ng hanggang ₱27,000 multa para sa maliliit […]
Ordinary jeepney drivers and operators’ groups condemned the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for issuing Memorandum Circular No. 2024-043 on December 5, which aims to extend the deadline for the mandatory consolidation of jeepney franchises anew. They argue that this move clearly reflects the Marcos regime’s desperation and demonstrates the widespread failure of […]
Binatikos ng mga grupo ng karaniwang tsuper at opereytor ng dyip ang inilabas na Memorandum Circular No. 2024-043 ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) noong Disyembre 5 na naglalayong palawigin na namang muli ang palugit ng sapilitang konsolidasyon ng prangkisa ng mga dyip. Anila, ang hakbang na ito ay malinaw na nagpapakita sa […]
Ramon Rescovilla, the leader of Condor, the regional chapter of Piston in Bicol, was released after more than four years of imprisonment on December 4. The court dismissed the charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives filed against him. The Duterte regime arrested and detained Rescovilla on September 7, 2020, in Barangay Kilicao, Daraga, […]
Nakalaya na mula sa higit apat na taong pagkakakulong ang lider ng Condor, panrehiyong balangay ng Piston sa Bicol, na si Ramon Rescovilla noong Disyembre 4. Ibinasura ng korte ang mga kasong illegal possession of firearm and explosives na isinampa laban sa kanya. Si Rescovilla ay inaresto at ikinulong ng rehimeng Duterte noong Setyembre 7, […]
Democratic organizations held a picket before the Quezon City Hall of Justice on November 14, coinciding with the court appearance of transport and urban poor leaders charged with violating BP 880 or the Public Assembly Act. They were charged in connection with a transport strike and march held on August 14 against the pro-foreign, pro-capitalist […]