The one-peso difference

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April 27, 2022 | 12:00am

HIS OFFERING. The minimum fare remains at P9, but many PUJ drivers are no longer giving change for P10 coins given by passengers. A man who used to insist on getting P1 change has stopped doing so.

“Ila na lang na. Ako na lang ‘nang gamay nga hinabang sa ilang kalisod,” the man was heard saying.

Occasionally, when some drivers do give back P1 change, the man said he thanks them for it.

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