Fuel
hike hits land, sea transpo
By
KIT BAGAIPO
The latest
round of fuel-price increase finally made a blowing effect on both land and sea
transport businesses in the province.
A
survey showed that about 40 per cent of the multicab operators and drivers based
in the city decided to stop plying their routes after the latest oil price adjustments
which escalated the gasoline price to P62/liter as of 12 midnight yesterday.
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AFFECTED. Seacrafts operators, OceanJet, Supercat and Weesam decided to hike
their fares to Cebu by almost 70% while reducing the daily trips in order to save
fuel consumption. Right foto shows multicab drivers taking their time out after
declaring to leave their units and find other possible jobs as the weekly fuel
hike leaves them with almost nothing for their daily take home. Foto DANNY
REYES |  MAGLAJOS | | Just
Before Deadline.....
Palace:
Let people be judge of Arroyo
MANILA.
The people, not surveys, should judge President Macapagal-Arroyo's performance.
The
poor who are benefiting from government subsidies funded with revenue from the
unpopular value-added tax (VAT) can attest to the
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SPORTS
RP c'ship marks
Sandugo boxfest
The
big names in boxing in this beautiful island province of Bohol are visibly missing
in this year's edition of the annual Sandugo boxing event but the famed ALA Promotions
in cooperation with the city government of Tagbilaran has assured fans of a blockbuster
card this coming July 20.
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