Transport leader George San Mateo dies of heart attack
“Under his stewardship, Piston became known for militant yet publicly resonant campaigns that challenge both corporate and foreign interests and government inaction on public transport issues,” PISTON said.
PISTON gives DoTr 10 days to decide on jeepney franchise policy
Floranda said they are giving Dizon a 10-day ultimatum to issue concrete decisions on the return of five-year individual franchises and the renewal of registrations of traditional jeepneys following a dialoque at the DoTr.
AN EDSA STORY: Mody Floranda’s rise from child farmer to Senate bet
As a poor young boy who cast his net beside his father in a remote lake in the fastness of Laguna, Mody Floranda never imagined he’d be casting his net for votes for the Senate. This time, however, it would not simply be for physical nourishment but for fellow transport workers who have come to look up to him as a steadfast and principled leader, the kind portrayed in many FPJ movies he watched as a child.
On the charges filed against Floranda, Doringo
Our candidates exercised their democratic right to defend jeepney drivers whose livelihoods are threatened by the PUV Modernization Program. This case seeks to silence advocates of a just transportation system. These cases are part of a broader pattern of harassment undermining democratic participation. MAKABAYAN President Lisa Maza
Drivers remain defiant vs. ‘forced consolidation’ of jeepney franchises
Reiterating they are not against the so-called modernization of public utility vehicles, the protesters said the program’s franchise consolidation aspect however is a denial of their right to ownership and livelihood.
Konsolidasyon
Konsolidasyon at sa lawak din/ng konsolidadong paglaban maipagtatanggol/ang katarungan at kabuhayan/pagkat ang mabuhay ay karapatan…/ituloy ang laban natin!
Ako na komyuter at ang mga nakikibakang tsuper
Minsan na akong bumaba sa dyip nang hindi nagbabayad ng pamasahe, dahil sa halip na ilaan sa bayad ang barya mas minabuti ko noong na ibili ito ng sigarilyo. Pero nakonsensya rin ako. Umu-ukilkil sa isip ko noon ang kanta ng grupong Sinaglahi na pinamagatang “Piso.”
PISTON urges drivers to defy ban on jeepneys
On the first day of the New Year and prohibition of operation of unconsolidated jeepneys, the transport group urged fellow transport workers to claim their right to livelihood for their families and commuters.
PISTON to SC: Expedite petition to suspend jeepney consolidation deadline
“Hundreds of thousands of citizens are affected, will lose their livelihoods, will be buried in debt or will have serious problems with additional expenses,” PISTON national president Mody Floranda said.
Ang mga nagmamadaling patayin ang dyip
“Ang nagmamadaling patayin ang jeepney ay ‘di kahit kailan nakasakay ng jeep. Keber niya sa mga taong ito ang kabuhayan?”