| CASUALTY. Paterno Anoba, 80 and bedridden, died when he was left alone while his niece Mercedes Gonzales took her children to safety in yesterday’s fire in Suba, Cebu City. His body was partly buried among the debris (above). The fire also gutted 20 houses. (SUN.STAR FOTO/RUEL ROSILLO)
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THE strike that crippled public transportation in Metro Cebu yesterday ended after 16 hours.
The bad news is that if drivers get what they asked for, commuters will have to pay P1 to P1.50 more, on top of the basic fare of P4.
As promised, the Nagkahiusang Drayber sa Sugbo (Nadsu) organized a strike that kept “80 percent” of public utility vehicles (PUVs) off Cebu City’s streets, according to government estimates. It was the second transport strike to hit Cebu this year.
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