PRESS RELEASE March 30, 2011 MANILA — A militant group of young workers, peasants, professionals, and students blasted the Aquino administration today for its ‘anti-poor double standards’, after the latter said it would declare any transport strikes tomorrow as ‘illegal’. Various sectors and organizations are set to hold a nationwide protest tomorrow against oil price…
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Piston Stages Transport Strike vs Oil Price Hikes
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Posted 6:00 p.m., May 12, 2008 The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) spearheaded a nationwide transport strike today to demand the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law and the cancellation of the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on oil amid continuing oil price hikes. Piston…