PISTON
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Uniting informal public transport workers in the Philippines under a genuine, progressive, & anti-imperialist federation since 1981.
Republic of the Philippines
Joined May 2020
🤝CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN FUND ✊🏽 Help us in our fight to defend thousands of informal transport workers' jobs against the govt's planned phaseout of jeepneys. Your donation, however big or small, helps us continue fighting. 👉🏽 https://t.co/66DV8a4zg0 👈🏽
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Piston vehemently condemns the Marcos government’s continued inaction on the non-stop rise in fuel prices. Seven straight weeks of pump-price increases have begun to shred the livelihoods of PUV drivers, operators, and the meager incomes of everyday commuters and ordinary
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Now that Saint Pio’s Feast Day is behind us, we’re turning our attention to our next big event: A visit from the habit of Saint Pio! Join us this October 11th through 14th, as we welcome a delegation of priests from Our Lady of Grace Capuchin Friary in San Giovanni Rotondo,
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BUMAHA NG PROTESTA SA LUNETA! Kasama ang mga tsuper at operator sa libo-libong nag-protesta sa Luneta ngayong umaga bilang pag-gunita sa pagpapatupad ng diktaduryang Marcos Sr. 53 taong nakalipas, parehong bulok na sistema ng kurapsyon at parehong pamilya ang nagpapahirap sa
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LAHAT NG RUTA, PATUNGONG LUNETA! Sa Linggo, Setyembre 21, anibersaryo ng Martial Law, sama-sama tayong tumungo sa Luneta para singilin ang lahat ng sangkot sa pangungurakot! Panagutin si Marcos, hari ng korapsyon! Baguhin ang bulok na sistema at makibaka para sa pambansang
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SINGILIN AT PANAGUTIN SI MARCOS, HARI NG KORAPSYON AT PASISMO! Transport workers showed their strength today with strikes and protests across the country. We stand with the broad mass of Filipinos being exploited and robbed by the corrupt Marcos regime. No amount of spin or
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WATCH: Halos 50 miyembro ng @pistonph, tigil-pasada na sa Parañaque ngayong umaga | RH 15 @JecelleRicafort, DZRH News
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LOOK: Members of the transport group @pistonph hold their own strike along E. Rodriguez, Sr. Ave. in Quezon City. @TheManilaTimes
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PISTON, together with other land transport groups representing riders, TNVS, taxis, and trucks released a unity statement condemning the rampant corruption under the Marcos government. The groups vow to join forces with other sectors in the massive anti-corruption rally in
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pagawan naman ng edit na may nicki minaj roman holiday sped up version
WATCH: Acting Transportation Secretary Banoy Lopez takes the bus and the MRT-3 on Monday morning, Sept. 15. On the same day, Lopez ordered his agency's high-ranking officials to commute once weekly beginning this week to better understand the plight of commuters. |
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Maxim delivery riders stormed the LTO Central Visayas office once again today, demanding the immediate release of their confiscated licenses. They’re already being bled dry by taxes, and now the authorities are choking them further by withholding their licenses! This is the
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performative male final boss:
'I MIGHT BE OUT ON THE STREETS WITH THEM' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, Sept. 15, said he supports protests against the recently exposed corruption in government, particularly in flood-control projects, adding that if he were not president, he might have joined the
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9月18日にお会いしましょう！ tigil-pasada kontra korapsyon! stop korap kudasai! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧
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Kaya pala ayaw tanggalin ni Marcos ang VAT at Excise Tax sa langis, kasi mababawasan ang pang-pondo nya sa mga flood control ghost projects nya. Mantakin nyo, halos P13,000 kada buwan ang binabayad ng mga tsuper na buwis sa langis, P4,000 naman ang sa mga riders. Pero
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Maxim delivery riders in Cebu are mounting a caravan and picket rally against excessive fines and penalties, confiscation of drivers’ licenses, and the impounding of motorcycles that are their means of livelihood. Delivery riders pay taxes every day through VAT and excise taxes
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TRANSPORT WORKERS AGAINST CORRUPTION! Because of skyrocketing oil prices, jeepney drivers are now paying almost P12,000 per month in VAT and excise taxes on fuel. But that same hard-earned money is being pocketed by corrupt politicians and officials together with their shady
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The Department of Transportation is poised to receive P196.2 billion budget in 2026 ti fast-track the corporatization of public transport and wipe out small operators. We urge Congress to carefully scrutinize the budget and implement a genuinely nationalized transport system
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Piston member arrested in Leyte on fabricated charges PISTON strongly condemns the arrest and the filing of fabricated cases against our member Felixberto “Felix” Consad. He was arrested on August 14 at his home in Sogod, Southern Leyte while caring for his grandchild. Felix
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Gas prices are down Php0.40/L today. Diesel by Php1.50/L. Sounds like relief? It’s not. Since 2024, gas prices have gone up Php21.80/L. Diesel, Php21.15/L. For an ordinary jeepney driver, that’s around Php635 a day, or Php15,862 a month, wiped out. Nearly the same amount as the
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#SONA2025 Yesterday, we joined thousands on the streets to deliver the real state of the nation: phaseout of jobs and livelihood, skyrocketing fuel prices, starvation wages, increasing cost of living, privatization of public utilities, widespread austerity, and endless human
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