PISTON members protest anew vs. jeepney phaseout

Members of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) on Monday staged a protest action anew against what they termed as the jeepney phaseout plan of the government.

PISTON members gathered first on Elliptical Road in Quezon City before 7 a.m.

WATCH: Grupong PISTON, nagsasagawa ng programa sa Elliptical Road bago sumama sa mga nagproprotesta sa @LTFRB. pic.twitter.com/UcpBxxdhDh

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 19, 2017

They then proceeded to East Avenue in front of the Central Office of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) before 9 a.m.

JUST IN: Mga miyembro ng grupong PISTON, nagsasagawa ng kilos-protesta kontra-jeepbey phase out sa harap ng @LTFRB. | via @Rodveg72 pic.twitter.com/mfAr5EOHsm

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 19, 2017

According to a report on Unang Balita on Monday, members of PISTON and the No to Jeepney Phaseout Coalition also had a vigil on Sunday night in front of the office of the LTFRB on East Avenue in Quezon City and lit candles.

Protesters said they are against the government's plan to replace old jeepney units with electronic, solar, and hybrid vehicles.

The LTFRB however has earlier said the agency is merely "modernizing" and not "phasing out" public utility jeepneys. —KG, GMA News