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Transport drivers and operators hold a protest in front of the Supreme Court in Manila, requesting the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order against the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Johnson Manabat

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MANILA — PISTON on Monday said more areas are joining them in their protest of the April 30 deadline for the franchise consolidation under the PUV modernization program.PISTON deputy secretary general Ruben Baylon told ABS-CBN News these activities are made up of decentralized mass assembly in 12 different parts in the National Capital Region and different parts of the country.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/20/23/piston-asks-sc-to-block-franchise-consolidation">READ: Piston asks Supreme Court to block franchise consolidation</a></div>These include assembly areas in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Baclaran in Parañaque, Agoncillo and Pedro Gil streets in Manila, Monumento in Caloocan, E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue and Novaliches in Quezon City, Marikina, and Pasig City, among others. Baylon said the transport strike will last until May 1 or Labor Day. Transport group MANIBELA did not join the protest but said they have their own way of calling the attention of the government to stop the program.MANIBELA president Mar Valbuena instead joined a press conference of LABAN-TNVS in Quezon City.“Yung hinihingi namin hindi extension ng consolidation. Extension ng provisional authority hanggang December para po ito mapag-usapan. Sana po totoong pakikipag-usap sa mamamayan hindi po kaplastikan,&quot; Valbuena said. According to the Department of Transportation, there will be no more extension for consolidation after the April 30 deadline.DOTr Usec. Andy Ortega told ABS-CBN News those public utility jeepneys (PUJs) who will opt not to consolidate by Tuesday, April 30, will be given time to explain.”No, hindi pa sila colorum after that kasi nga kailangan pa natin silang bigyan ng sulat, kailangan pa nilang sumagot but within that period, definitely kung wala na silang prangkisa they will be considered as such. They can still ply the routes hanggang magkaroon ng decision ang LTFRB regarding sa pagbawi ng kanilang prangkisa,”  Ortega said.Ortega said data from the LTFRB and DOTr, the latest consolidation rate of public utility vehicles have reached 78.33 percent nationwide.There are now 1,715 cooperatives nationwide with consolidated franchises and 1,088 corporations, according to Ortega.The number of modernized public utility vehicle have reached 11,363.According to Baylon, they will still ply their routes even after the April 30 deadline, saying they still have valid franchises.”Kung yung mga colorum naglipana, naka-terminal pa naka-yellow plate samantalang yung mga may prankisa, nakarehistro pa ito…kaya habang naka-pending yung kaso sa Supreme Court at dinidinig ng House of Representatives ay bibiyahe pa rin po at gagawa ng ibat-ibang pamamaraan upang mabuhay yung kani-kanilang pamilya at ang kanilang kabuhayan ay kailangan ipaglaban,”  Baylon said.

PISTON on Monday said more areas are joining them in their protest of the April 30 deadline for the franchise consolidation under the PUV Modernization program.

PISTON on Monday said more areas are joining them in their protest of the April 30 deadline for the franchise consolidation under the PUV Modernization program.

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Piston says more areas joining 3-day transport strike

Johnson Manabat,

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Published Apr 29, 2024 06:33 PM PHT

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