Militant transport groups will hold a major rally on Thursday to voice their opposition to the government’s mandatory phaseout and replacement of 13-year-old utility vehicle (UV) express taxis.
Transport groups asked the Court of Appeals to stop the government from implementing the mandatory phase out of 13-year-old utility vehicle (UV) express units.
LIPA CITY—Local officials led by Batangas Vice Gov. Antonio Leviste II, bus operators and residents staged a transport caravan across the province on Thursday to dramatize their opposition to the 12 percent expanded value added tax (E-VAT) on tolls for the Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEx) and the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR). “Toll is already [...]
Malacañang on Sunday warned transport groups that would harass drivers into joining their planned nationwide strike Monday that the government would revoke their franchises if necessary. “We hope that they will not harass the others who do not wish to participate. And we will protect not only the riding public but also the other operators—the [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Militant transport groups headed by the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Unified Organization of Drivers and Transport Operators Nationwide), or Piston, are gearing up for a nationwide strike starting 12 a.m. Monday, even as some transport associations have begged off from joining the protest. Piston said it is expecting around 40,000 jeepneys [...]
Government workers have expressed their support for the forthcoming transport strike over the unabated oil price increases.
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang said on Monday that it would not lose should the militant transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Transport Operators Nationwide (Piston) boycott a dialog being set up between President Benigno Aquino III and transport groups this week over the oil price hikes. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said that [...]
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) urged transport groups not to accept the government’s fuel subsidy offer, Chona Yu of 990AM reported Monday.
Militant transport groups led by the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) held a protest caravan Wednesday against the so-called “Big 3” oil companies’ alleged overpricing of petroleum products. From Quezon City, some 100 demonstrators in around 20 vans and passenger jeepneys trooped to Pilipinas Shell’s main office in Makati City at around [...]
A transport group is calling for a fresh round of fare hikes following the unabated hikes in the price of fuel since the start of the year.
Closing the streets once a week would not help lessen air pollution in Cebu City, a transport sector representative said. Ryan Benjamin Yu, president of the Cebu Integrated Transport Cooperative (Citrasco), said the closure of the 2.5-kilometer Osmeña Boulevard is “useless” and has inconvenienced the riding public. “They did not promote clean air, because there [...]
