Members of the transport group MANIBELA stage a protest in Caloocan City on December 18, 2023, ahead of the franchise consolidation deadline required under the government's PUV Modernization Program. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/172318417077820231218-jeepney-phaseout-protest-1MD_6352-MD.jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Members of the transport group MANIBELA stage a protest in Caloocan City on December 18, 2023, ahead of the franchise consolidation deadline required under the government&#39;s PUV Modernization Program. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA &mdash; Transport group Piston on Friday said it plans to join the 3-day transport strike set by Manibela next week.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/16/-colorum-jeepneys-risk-lto-action-after-april-30-deadline-1149">&bull; &#39;Colorum&#39; jeepneys risk LTO action after April 30 deadline</a>&nbsp;Piston national president Mody Floranda said he hopes to talk to Manibela chairman Mar Valbuena to iron out their next plan following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#39;s insistence to implement the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) amid calls for its suspension.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/7/marcos-rejects-calls-to-suspend-public-transport-modernization-program-2019">&bull; Marcos rejects calls to suspend public transport modernization program</a>&nbsp;&ldquo;Ang satin ay dapat pag-aralan mismo ni PBMM kung bakit nagkaroon ng Senate resolution. Tayo ay maglulunsad ng mga serye ng pagkilos hindi lamang dito sa NCR kundi sa buong bansa, naghahanda tayo sa mas malawak na transport strike sa harap mismo ng Malacanang,&rdquo; Floranda told the media as Piston staged a rally in front of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) office.According to Floranda, Piston and other transport groups against consolidation are doing their part to modernize their units.TRANSPORT STRIKE &#39;OUTDATED&#39;Meanwhile, pro-PTMP transport group the &quot;Magnificent 7&quot; thanked Marcos for standing by the modernization program.&nbsp;Pasang Masda president Roberto &ldquo;Ka Obet&rdquo; Martin in a press conference said that cooperatives and corporations who backed the consolidation were worried after 22 senators signed a resolution calling for its suspension.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/7/marcos-shuns-fresh-call-to-suspend-puv-modernization-program-1053">&bull; Marcos shuns Senate call to suspend PUV modernization program</a>Martin also belittled the 3-day transport strike of Manibela.&nbsp;According to Martin, this kind of protest to call the attention of the government no longer fits the current transportation landscape in the country.&ldquo;Ako ho, namuti na ang buhok ko sa transportasyon. Luma na ho ang tigil-pasada, hindi na po uso yan. Ang uso, ugnayan sa ating pamahalaan,&rdquo; Martin said.&nbsp;RELATED VIDEO<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p4kflFa2RRY?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/7/marcos-rejects-calls-to-suspend-public-transport-modernization-program-2019">&bull; Marcos rejects calls to suspend public transport modernization program</a>&nbsp;&ldquo;Ang satin ay dapat pag-aralan mismo ni PBMM kung bakit nagkaroon ng Senate resolution. Tayo ay maglulunsad ng mga serye ng pagkilos hindi lamang dito sa NCR kundi sa buong bansa, naghahanda tayo sa mas malawak na transport strike sa harap mismo ng Malacanang,&rdquo; Floranda told the media as Piston staged a rally in front of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) office.According to Floranda, Piston and other transport groups against consolidation are doing their part to modernize their units.TRANSPORT STRIKE &#39;OUTDATED&#39;Meanwhile, pro-PTMP transport group the &quot;Magnificent 7&quot; thanked Marcos for standing by the modernization program.&nbsp;Pasang Masda president Roberto &ldquo;Ka Obet&rdquo; Martin in a press conference said that cooperatives and corporations who backed the consolidation were worried after 22 senators signed a resolution calling for its suspension.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/7/marcos-shuns-fresh-call-to-suspend-puv-modernization-program-1053">&bull; Marcos shuns Senate call to suspend PUV modernization program</a>Martin also belittled the 3-day transport strike of Manibela.&nbsp;According to Martin, this kind of protest to call the attention of the government no longer fits the current transportation landscape in the country.&ldquo;Ako ho, namuti na ang buhok ko sa transportasyon. Luma na ho ang tigil-pasada, hindi na po uso yan. Ang uso, ugnayan sa ating pamahalaan,&rdquo; Martin said.&nbsp;RELATED VIDEO<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p4kflFa2RRY?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/16/-colorum-jeepneys-risk-lto-action-after-april-30-deadline-1149">&bull; &#39;Colorum&#39; jeepneys risk LTO action after April 30 deadline</a>&nbsp;Piston national president Mody Floranda said he hopes to talk to Manibela chairman Mar Valbuena to iron out their next plan following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#39;s insistence to implement the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) amid calls for its suspension.

<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/172318417077820231218-jeepney-phaseout-protest-1MD_6352-MD.jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Members of the transport group MANIBELA stage a protest in Caloocan City on December 18, 2023, ahead of the franchise consolidation deadline required under the government&#39;s PUV Modernization Program. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA &mdash; Transport group Piston on Friday said it plans to join the 3-day transport strike set by Manibela next week.

Transport group Piston on Friday said it plans to join the 3-day transport strike set by Manibela next week.

Transport group Piston on Friday said it plans to join the 3-day transport strike set by Manibela next week.

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Piston plans to join Manibela transport strike next week

Piston plans to join Manibela transport strike next week