The United Negros Drivers and Operators Center and of the Federation of Bacolod drivers Association is waiting for its mother organizations in Manila to decide on whether they will file a petition for a fare hike following the latest increase in petroleum products in the country Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Total Corporation increased the prices of gasoline by 45 centavos per liter and 60 centavos per liter of diesel while Petron and Shell hiked the prices of their diesel by 60 centavos per liter; gasoline by 45 centavos per liter; and kerosene by 55 centavos per liter on the same day.

After the increase in petroleum products of these firms, Seaoil Philippines yesterday also hiked the price of its gasoline by P0.45, diesel by P0.60 and kerosene by P0.55 per liter.

UNDOC Secretary General Diego Malacad said the government is inutile  as it  failed to stop the oil price hikes and to resolve the issue on oil price disparity in Negros Occidental compared to other areas in the country.

FEBACDA president Elizabeth Katalbas, meanwhile, said it is unfortunate that the government remained deaf as to the plights of the transport sector regarding the increases in prices of fuel products and other issues hounding the industry.

Amidst the successive oil prices increases last year, only the Sentrong Samahang ng mga Tsuper at Operators NEgros filed a petition for a provisional 50 centavo fare increase last year.

However, their petition was not granted by the Land transportation Franchising and Regulatory board  in Region 6 after they  failed to submit a position paper on it.*APN

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