Higher fares, fewer rides: How Cebu commuters are dealing with oil price hikes

Higher fares, fewer rides: How Cebu commuters are dealing with oil price hikes

CEBU, Philippines – Helen Ardiente, an office worker and mother of five, has to spend a total of P120 a day to go from home in the uphill village of Barangay Guba to work in the busy urban hub of Gorordo Avenue in Cebu City and vice-versa. The estimated distance between Guba and Gorordo is 19 kilometers and each ride lasts for an hour or more, depending on traffic. Ardiente often endures a waiting time of one to two hours before the next mini-bu…