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PISTON strike from Apr 29 to May 1
By J.Lo
“Ito ay kinakailangan nating gawin upang ipaglaban natin ang ating mga kabuhayan sa sektor ng transportasyon,” Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) deputy secretary general Ruben Baylon said media forum in Quezon City Jeepney drivers are preparing for three-day nationwide strike set for following week to protest against Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) and approaching April 30 deadline for consolidation of jeepney franchises.
PISTON will lead transport strike, scheduled to start on April 29 and end on May 1, Labor Day.
Baylon said drivers and operators will continue their routes even after April 30 consolidation deadline passes.
“Ang a-uno ng Mayo, sabi nila, huhulihin na raw ang mga jeep…karapatan ng mamamayang Pilipino na maglingkod sa sambayanan…kung kaya, kahit na matapos ang deadline, hindi titigil sa pamamasada ang mga drayber at operator,” Baylon added.
Metro Manila is slated to be focal point for protest, with key areas including Alabang, Baclaran, Sucat, Taft Avenue, Agoncillo, Monumento, Novaliches, Litex, Anonas, Katipunan, and Philcoa.
While preparations are underway, discussions between PISTON and transport group MANIBELA are ongoing to coordinate their efforts for strike.
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PISTON previously explained their stance, advocating for complete junking of franchise consolidation requirement and PUVMP. It has been battling controvercial policy since 2017.
Transport groups are also requesting to return five-year franchises of operators.
PUVMP, according to several progressive groups, is tantamount to government-led jeepney phaseout.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said there would no longer be any more extension in connection to franchise consolidation under PUVMP.
Units left unconsolidated into cooperatives and corporations starting May would be considered colorum and would be prohibited from plying their routes.
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