Archive of Transportation Sector

State forces violently disperse Bacolod City drivers and operators protest and arrest leaders
September 18, 2024

The Marcos regime police and armed forces water-cannoned and violently dispersed the protesting jeep drivers and operators in Bacolod City today, September 18. They picketed in front of the on Lacson Street where government agencies held the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) Summit. Leaders of Undoc-Piston, KNETCO-Piston, and Bacod-Manibela were arrested, namely Lilian Sembrano, Rudy […]

Protesta ng mga drayber at opereytor ng dyip sa Bacolod City, marahas na binuwag; mga lider, inaresto
September 18, 2024

Binomba ng tubig ng mga bumbero at marahas na binuwag ng mga pulis at armadong pwersa ng rehimeng Marcos ang mga nagprotestang drayber at opereytor ng dyip sa Bacolod City ngayong araw, Setyembre 18. Nagpiket sila sa tapat ng isang hotel sa Lacson Street sa syudad kung saan inilunsad ng mga ahensya ng gubyerno ang […]

Bacolod City drivers and operators pickets LTFRB national office
September 11, 2024

Drivers and operators belonging to Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) and Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagka-Isang Terminal ng Transportasyon (Manibela) once again picketed at the Department of Transportation and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) national office in Quezon City on September 9. Drivers and operators from Bacolod City, […]

Mga tsuper at opereytor mula Bacolod City, nagtungo sa pambansang upisina ng LTFRB
September 11, 2024

Muling nagpiket ang mga tsuper at opereytor na myembro ng Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) at Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagka-Isang Terminal ng Transportasyon (Manibela) sa pambansang upisina ng Department of Transportation at Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) sa Quezon City noong Setyembre 9. Kasama sa pagkilos ang […]

300 tricycle drivers in Northern Samar to lose jobs due to "modernization"
September 10, 2024

As many as 300 tricycle drivers plying the University of Eastern Philippines-Catarman route gathered last September 8 to express their opposition to a cooperative’s imminent seizure of their route. This attack on their livelihood is a result of the PUVMP (PTMP) which opened routes plied by various small drivers and operators to large corporatized “modern […]

300 drayber ng traysikel ng Northern Samar, napipintong mawalan ng hanapbuhay dahil sa "modernisasyon"
September 10, 2024

Nagtipon ang 300 drayber ng traysikel na may rutang University of Eastern Philippines-Catarman noong Setyembre 8 para iparating ang kanilang pagtutol sa napipintong pag-agaw ng isang kooperatiba sa kanilang ruta. Ang atakeng ito sa kanilang kabuhayan ay bunsod ng PUVMP (PTMP) na nagbukas sa iba’t ibang ruta ng maliliit na drayber at opereytor sa malalaking […]

Bacolod City council requests suspension of jeepney phaseout
September 03, 2024

Due to drivers and operators’ relentless protests in Bacolod City, the Sangguniang Panglunsod issued a resolution supporting the suspension of the pro-foreign Public Utility Vehicles Modernization Program (now Public Transport Modernization Program or PTMP). This is in line with a Senate resolution pushing for a similar suspension. The city council’s resolution urged the Department of […]

Suspensyon sa jeepney phaseout, hiniling ng Bacolod City council
September 03, 2024

Dahil sa tuluy-tuloy na mga pagkilos ng mga grupo ng tsuper at opereytor sa Bacolod City, naglabas ang Sangguniang Panglunsod na maglabas ng isang resolusyon na sumusuporta sa suspensyon sa makadayuhang Public Utility Vehicles Modernization Program (ngayo’y Public Transport Modernization Program o PTMP). Kaugnay ito ng naunang resolusyon ng senado nagtutulak para rito. Isinaad sa […]

Groups of drivers and operators in Bacolod City hold suprise rally inside city hall
August 30, 2024

Bacolod City’s jeepney drivers and small operators trooped to the Bacolod City Government Center and held a surprise and silent rally on August 28. Undoc-Piston, Kabacod Negros Transport Organization (Knetco), and BACOD-Manibela together went to the municipality to confront the city mayor regarding the jeepney phaseout. The groups swiftly entered the hall to demand that […]

Mga grupo ng tsuper at opereytor sa Bacolod City, sumugod sa munisipyo ng syudad
August 30, 2024

Sumugod at nagsagawa ng sorpresa at tahimik na rali ang mga karaniwang tsuper at opereytor ng dyip sa Bacolod City sa Bacolod City Government Center noong Agosto 28. Sama-samang nagtungo sa munisipyo ang Undoc-Piston, Kabacod Negros Transport Organization (Knetco), at BACOD-Manibela para kumprontahin ang meyor ng syudad hinggil sa jeepney phaseout. Mabilisang pinasok ng mga […]