Local motorists plan
to increase fares in Maasin City
By ES GORNE, PIA Maasin
February
3, 2011
MAASIN CITY – After
series of fuel price increases being implemented by local gasoline
stations in Maasin City, local motorist associations have been
attempting to step up fare increases by P1.00 since late last year
yet.
Ramon Buyser, a member
of the Maasin Motorcab Association (MAMODA), reported that they have
already presented their petition for fare increase after series of
fuel price increases in the locality that were experienced. This is
excluding from the price increases on the spare parts of their
motorcab in the market.
Should the petition
for fare increase be approved, an additional amount of P1 for the
first five kilometers will be collected from the present P7 which will
eventually become P8 fare in the city, Buyser added.
He further said that
their petition for fare increase has already been brought to the
attention of Sangguniang Panlungsod for deliberations and legal
actions needed to enforce such fare increases.
Meanwhile, Sangguniang
Panlungsod of Maasin City would like to conduct a public hearing to
the public commuters about the petition as planned by the motorists.
It was learned earlier
that the said petition will face resistance from the parents and
students since these will only add more burden to the public with the
price increases in almost all of the prime commodities in the market,
among others.
