Tag: PISTON

Five transport groups say they won’t join planned 2-day strike next week

  (Eagle News) — Five of the major transport groups announced that they are not joining the jeepney strike on October 16 and 17 (Monday and Tuesday). These transport groups are the Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP), Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations (ACTO), Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP), Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP), and Pangkalahatang Sanggunian Manila and Suburbs Drivers […]

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Klase sa Davao City sa Lunes, suspendido dahil sa transport strike

DAVAO CITY,  Davao del Sur (Eagle News) – Sinuspende na ang klase ng ilang estudyante sa Davao City sa darating Lunes, Oktubre 16. Ayon kay Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, ang suspensyon ng klase mula kindergarten hanggang kolehiyo ay bilang pagrespeto ng lokal na pamahalaan sa transport strike. Kaugnay nito, magde-deploy rin ang lokal na pamahalaan ng mga bus para maayudahan ang mga pasahero. Pinaalalahanan naman ng alkalde ang sasali sa strike at mga protesta na tiyaking walang kaguluhang […]

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Transport groups to hold 2-day transport strike on Oct. 16-17

(Eagle News) — Militant transport groups are set to hold another two-day transport strike next week in connection with their continuous protest of the government’s so-called jeepney modernization program. In a press conference, Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) announced that the two-day transport strike is set on October 16-17. If this pushes through, this is their third strike for this year. PISTON National President George San Mateo said that aside from […]

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Jeepney drivers, operators hold transport strike; some classes suspended

QUEZON City (Eagle News) — Several transport groups held a transport strike on Monday, July 17, prompting some schools to declare a suspension of classes. Jeepney drivers and operators marched from Elliptical Road in Quezon City to Mendiola in Manila, denouncing government plans to hold a phaseout of old jeepneys. Among the transport groups that joined the protest were the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON), No To Jeepney Phaseout Coalition, and […]

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NBA: Pistons acquire Bradley, renounce rights to Caldwell-Pope

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Detroit Pistons acquired guard Avery Bradley from the Boston Celtics in exchange for forward Marcus Morris, the Pistons said on Friday. The deal brings one of the best two-way players in the NBA to Detroit, who also receive a 2019 second-round draft pick in the deal. With Bradley on his way to Detroit, the Pistons withdrew their $5.5 million qualifying offer and renounced their rights to restricted free-agent guard […]

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Transport group prepares for more intensive protest actions vs jeepney phase-out plan

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) said it would conduct more widespread and intensive transport strikes if government will push through with its plans to phase out old public utility jeeps. PISTON is of the opinion that such plans are anti-poor and that the government should instead help the PUJ industry. “Sa halip na i-patronize ang mga imported materials na yan na hindi […]

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NBA: Wizards spoil Pistons’ farewell to Palace

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Bradley Beal and Markieff Morris made sure the Detroit Pistons’ Palace at Auburn Hills era wouldn’t end with a victory for the home team on Monday. Beal and Morris scored the Wizards’ last 15 points in a 105-101 victory in the Pistons’ final game at the Palace, their home in the Detroit suburbs since 1988. Washington coach Scott Brooks put the pair in the game with less than five […]

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NBA: Pistons retire Hamilton’s No. 32

DETROIT, United States (AFP) — Richard Hamilton promised himself that he wasn’t going to cry, but when the time came to raise his Detroit Pistons’ No. 32 jersey to the rafters he was overcome with emotion. The retired former NBA scoring star returned to The Palace arena on Sunday, as the Pistons retired his number at halftime of a 104-98 loss to the Boston Celtics. Speaking to reporters before the game, Hamilton said it had […]

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Transport strike set in Metro, several provinces on Monday

(Eagle News) — Commuters will have to brace themselves on Monday, as transport groups are set to stage a strike in Metro Manila and in several provinces in protest of a looming jeepney phaseout. The Southern Police District’s public information office said in a statement that the rallyists are set to assemble at Monumento Circle at 6 a.m. on Monday, and in other “protest centers” around the city. The statement did not specify the other protest […]

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NBA: Pistons center Drummond fined $15,000 for elbowing foe

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA handed Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond a $15,000 fine on Thursday for elbowing Charlotte Hornets center Roy Hibbert in the head in a game on Tuesday. Drummond was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected from the game with 4:09 left in the first half of the Pistons’ 112-89 win in Charlotte. Drummond, 23, bounced back with 20 points and 17 rebounds in a win at Boston […]

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NBA: Porzingis erupts as Knicks outgun Pistons

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kristaps Porzingis exploded with a career-best 35 points to steer the New York Knicks to a 105-102 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. A devastating second quarter spree where the 21-year-old Latvian poured on 10 unanswered points was the highlight of a superb display as the Knicks improved to 5-6. It was the eighth game of Porzingis’s career featuring a haul of 25 points or more and he […]

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Presidentiables, hinamon ng transport group na tutulan ang jeepney phaseout

(Eagle News) — Hinamon ng transport group na Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) ang mga kandidato sa 2016 presidential elections na tutulan ang jeepney phaseout program ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III. Ayon kay PISTON national president George San Mateo, kung tunay aniyang para sa mahirap ang mga presidential candidate, dapat aniyang manindigan ang mga ito laban sa phaseout ng mga jeepney dahil malaking banta umano ang programang ito sa […]

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