don’t put too much faith in people… the first chance they get to stab you in the back, you won’t know it till you see it coming through your chest…
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Nagsasa cove, Zambales
Around 6 AM, just beyond our campsite. The alluvial formations of Mt. Nagsasa just beyond Wild Horse Creek was definitely a sight to behold, something rarely seen in the Philippines.
Nagsasa cove is a 15-min boat ride from Anawangin cove, and a 30-min boat ride from Pundaquit. For the extreme adventurists, Nagsasa cove can be accessed via a 6-12 hour trek.
The government wants to increase fares for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems in Metro Manila by an average of 56% in a move aimed at reducing costly state subsidies that reached P13.85 billion last year, according to the Department of Transportation and Communication.
The fare increases are not uniform for the three train systems. Riders using MRT 3, the train system along EDSA, the metropolis’ main thoroughfare that connects Quezon City to the Makati central business district, will see average fares go up by a 59.9% from only P12.30 to P19.61.
On the other hand, users of the LRT Line 1 along Taft Avenue and Rizal Avenue Manila will be asked to pay just 33.8% more on average from P14.20 to P19.00. Those using the LRT Line 2 that connects Recto in Manila to Santolan in Pasig City will experience an average 41.2% from P13.51 to P19.08.
The fares refer to charges for stored value tickets. Single-journey tickets are charged different. For some trips, fares for single-journey tickets will go up by 100%
The flagdown rate will be P40 for the first 500 meters starting January 15 and succeeding charges will also go up from P2.50 to P3.50 for every 250 meters or for every two minutes of waiting time.
The LTFRB based its decision on the petition filed last January 22, 2010 by the Philippine National Taxi Operators Association (PNTOA), said Manuel Iway, a member of the LTFRB board.
But Anakpawis-Davao spokesperson Franchie Buhayan described the increase as “too much” and “unfair” to the working class, whose petition for a P125 across-the-board wage increase is yet to be acted upon by the government.
