In a culmination of a three-day nationwide transport strike (featured images), the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) gathered at Mendiola on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
The group fervently expressed their opposition to the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), particularly the impending phase-out of traditional jeepneys set for December 31, 2023.
Simultaneously, another advocacy group, the Malayang Alyansa ng Bus Employees at Laborers (MANIBELA), is poised to launch a similar strike following the conclusion of the three-day strike by Piston militants.
Both Piston and Manibela vehemently reject the PUVMP.
(Benjamin Cuaresma/AI/MNM)
