Jeepneys seized despite extended consolidation deadline – transport groups

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 01/31/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Several drivers were flagged, and their traditional jeepneys impounded, despite the government-sanctioned extension of the deadline for consolidation under the modernization program, two transport organizations claimed Wednesday. At the hearing of the House committee…

Piston calls LTFRB’s 1 month extension of PUJ consolidation as ‘Pakitang-tao’

Pia Piquero 12/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “Pakitang-tao” was the term used by PISTON to describe the new memorandum of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). The new memorandum entails that non-consolidated public utility jeepneys (PUJs) will be…

Piston eyes SC relief on PUV co-op deadline

Dexter Cabalaza 12/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Besides waging a weekslong strike, a transport group is also considering a petition before the Supreme Court to stop the Dec. 31 deadline for public utility vehicle (PUV) operators to form cooperatives with consolidated franchises. Pagkakaisa…

Transport strike no effect on access to Cebu City PUVs — traffic czar

Niña Mae Oliverio and Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The transport strike on Wednesday did not affect the traffic flow and accessibility of transportation vehicles in Cebu City. That is according to the Traffic Management Committee (TMC) head. Cebu City Councilor Rey…

Transport strike: Cebu City govt to deploy green buses to ferry passengers

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government is set to roll out green buses on November 22, as a response to the one-day transport strike of several Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) in Cebu. This is after…

VP Duterte says remark on transport strike is factual, not red-tagging

Inquirer.net 03/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — When she called the week-long transport strike as “communist-inspired” and a “painful interference,” Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said she is only stating a fact and not red-tagging. Duterte issued the statement…

Local groups: No transport strike in Cebu on Monday

DORIS BONGCAC 03/05/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Transport groups in Cebu have reiterated that they will not be joining the nationwide transport strike on Monday, March 6. The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON)-Cebu  will instead…

In case of transport strike in Cebu City, gov’t readies buses

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Free transport rides will be provided to commuters  here on Monday, March 6 should groups push through with their plans of holding a transport strike. Raquel Arce, head of the Cebu City Transportation…

Cebu transport groups against planned transport strike

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives (FCTC) and the Allied Transport Cooperatives and Corporations will not be supporting the planned transport strike next week of some groups in Metro Cebu. As…

19th Congress urged to suspend fuel taxes, junk oil deregulation law

Xander Dave Ceballos 06/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The suspension of excise and value-added tax (VAT) on fuel and the junking of the oil deregulation law should be the priority of the 19th Congress, a group of public transport drivers and operators…

PISTON to DOTr: Don’t use pandemic to get rid of old PUJs

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Progressive transport group, Piston, has called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) anew to allow traditional jeepneys to ply the street as most parts of the country transition to general community quarantine (GCQ).…

Peaceful PISTON rally in Cebu City

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Delta Derycka C. Letigio 09/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippine–The staged rally of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston) – Cebu Chapter on Monday, September 30, 2019, in front of the Land Transportation Franchise Regulatory Board Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) office, was…

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