Ship passengers seek lower fare
SHIP passengers are calling for help from the leadership of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to pay attention to the exorbitant increase in fares implemented by local shipping companies.
The passengers are seeking lower fares specially those passing through Batangas Port, especially those going to Oriental Mindoro this holiday season
Some passengers were reportedly unable to board the ships due to the high fares.
“It’s not just train, jeepney and bus passengers who are having trouble with high fares. We also have many ship passengers who are being abused by shipping lines so it’s only right that the government should also help us”, lamented a passenger who requested anonymity.
The pricesof goods have also increased significantly because the said fare includes the so-called rolling cargo or the trucks that carry the products to be sold in the markets.
The passengers aired their call for lower ship fare citing the strict order of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. to lower the cost of travel