"Ang paghimo na lang sa City Ordinance ang kulang and it will be implemented anytime," Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro.
Mayor Constantino Jaraula last month signed into law City Ordinance 11200-2008 mandating a 50-centavo rollback on the prevailing P6.00 "rela" fare.
But since petroleum prices have fallen weekly after a waning global demand for oil, public utility fares would have to go down as well as mandated by the same city ordinance.
Nacaya, who chairs the committee on public utility, said persons with disabilities, senior citizens and students are entitled to a privilege fare of four pesos.
Nacaya said the committee no longer initiated any consultation with the federation of motorela drivers and operators unlike in previous fare rollbacks.
"Under the law, dili na required mag-conduct pa og consultation because what we are doing is an amendment of the Ordinance," Nacaya said.
Nacaya said federation officials also expressed willingness to cut the fare provided gasoline prices go down to P33 per liter.
Unleaded gasoline is now at P32.80 per liter.
Fifty-three year-old Loloy Apor, a motorela driver, said he would abide the fare cut as long as the local government implements it properly to achieve uniformity.
"Walay problema kung paubsan na pud ang plite kay niubos naman pud ang gasolina," Apor told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro.
Commuters, meanwhile, were delighted to learn about the latest fare rollback.
"At least kung mabalik na gyud sa P5 dili na bungkig kay dili baya tanan higayon nay atong 50 centavos," said Joy dela Vega, a college student.
