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TRUCKING INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE * Philippines:
* Franchised trucks and port congestion in Manila
Manila,PHILL -The Philippine Daily Inquirer, by Ernesto M. Ordoñez -October 14th, 2014: -- If the announced Oct. 17 deadline to get colorum trucks off the streets is implemented, then port congestion will likely worsen and further harm the livelihood of our farmers and fisherfolk... When the expanded February truck ban was imposed, their livelihood suffered significantly... This was partly eased when the truck ban was modified to pre-February levels. The movement of goods increased by an average of 20 percent during the first week. This even doubled to 40 percent during the second week, and has since been sustained... Another trucker convincingly argued that our current law states that franchising should be undertaken when there is a need to regulate rates, workers, and capacity. Not one of these three areas is appropriate for port-related trucks today... Three factors have affected the livelihood of farmers and fisherfolk since last February: the expanded truck ban, the resulting port congestion, and the decrease in truck availability. The truck ban has been addressed, port congestion is slowly being resolved, and truck availability has improved... But the Oct. 17 deadline is fast approaching. Unless a moratorium is announced and a serious review of the franchising rationale and terms is undertaken, truck unavailability may be the biggest obstacle to restoring the livelihood of our farmers and fisherfolk...
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