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Bangued trike fare increased to P7.50

BANGUED, Abra — The Bangued municipal council passed recently Municipal Ordinance No. 6, Series of 2008, known as the "New Fare Matrix Ordinance of Bangued." The ordinance, authored by Councilor Danilo Adame, authorizes an increase in the minimum regular tricycle fares from P5.50 to P7.50 in the seven zones in the Bangued town proper.

Students and senior citizens get discounts and are charged P6. Mayor Dominic B. Valera immediately signed the municipal ordinance and marked it as "urgent" for the sangguniang panlalawigan to take immediate action.

The mayor had earlier explained the reasonableness of the fare hike, citing as reason the continuing increase in fuel oil prices which greatly affects the operation of the transport service sector. The riding public did not raise any opposition to the proposed fare hike