Tumulak shrugs off marathon fee hike exodus fears: 'It’s their choice'

Tumulak shrugs off marathon fee hike exodus fears: 'It’s their choice'

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Councilor Dave Tumulak is standing firm on his proposal to increase marathon and fun run permit fees. He brushed off concerns that organizers might transfer events elsewhere and insisted that higher charges were “long overdue” after more than a decade of unchanged rates. The proposed measure, now pending before the City Council, seeks to amend existing ordinances and raise permit fees from as low as P7,000 to as much as …