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Wednesday, May 11, 2005 (Philippines)

Jeep fare up by P1.70; it’s not P1
Ingrid Cabrera of Able Services returned the P95,000 to its owner who had left the cash on a seat in Cinema 1. The Ayala Center Cebu management rewarded the employee for her honesty. (Sun.star photo/Arni Aclao)
Jeepney fares in Cebu and the rest of Central Visayas were raised by P1, but Land Trans-portation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 Director Rogelio “Jingjing” Osmeña said there was an error in the order from their central office.

This offers no consolation to consumers, though, who have to deal with higher fares and impending increases in the prices of oil, tuition, goods and services.

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  Local News
Collector killed in vigilante fashion
A floor dealer-collector who was mistaken for a police informer was gunned down yesterday afternoon in Sitio Paradise II, Barangay Kinasang-an, Cebu City.
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Cleaning woman returns P95T found on cine seat
SHE could have used the money to settle her family’s debts or pay her way through school.
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Private owners ask: Exclude us
TALISAY City may have found another basis for its claim that a portion of the South Reclamation Project (SRP) has encroached into its territorial jurisdiction.
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Business
Telof plans cheap calls for RP’s unserved areas
Weak RP economy hurts cable TV operators
DTI 7 warns consumers: Watch price tags
Caltex, Trans-Asia renew agreement
 
Opinion
Editorial: ‘Don’t mess with me’
Malilong: For a sober exchange
Wenceslao: Fare rates hike and the social volcano
Seares: Filet mignon and sandwich
 
Sports
Golden Jump
Cebu bets lead Bacolod jungolf
Cebu’s Lagman boys advance
Hiroshi brings down tournament leader
 
Lifestyle
Mactan Coral Golf, CVCB eye double success in fun golf
UCTC awarded no. 1 caregiving school in Cebu
SM City celebrates ‘Fiesta in the City’

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